New Employer Obligations

• Published date: 15 January 2021
• Subject Matter: Employment and HR, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Rights/ Labour Relations, Employment and Workforce Wellbeing
• Law Firm: Díaz Mirón Y Asociados, S.C.
• Author: Mr Luis E. Díaz Mirón S.

On January 11th the official Federal Government Gazette published a reform to the Federal Labor Law implementing new rules on home office work. The reforms were effective as of the 12th on January and create a new set of obligations for employers and employees.

As per the legislative additions, any person that works 40% or more of the time away from the office is subject to the new regulations. This percentage criteria becomes particularly relevant as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced most businesses to migrate temporally or permanently to an environment of working away from the office, and thus make the home office regulation applicable.

Noteworthy changes in employer obligations are:

• Providing technological and ergonomic equipment to employees to work away from the office.
• Covering the added expense of employees in services such as internet and electricity they use away from office.
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