Dear Clients and Friends, According to the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (“SHCP”), in Mexico, outsourcing schemes evaded about 21.5 billion pesos per year. Federal Government measures against these harmful schemes have generated an over-regulation that result in administrative complications for those who receive such services. To counteract illegal outsourcing, in recent years various…
Dear Clients and Friends, Much has been said about the policy of prevention of psychosocial risks, being October 23, 2019 the companies’ deadline for its implementation and dissemination in the workplace. But what about this protocol? In the reform of the Federal Labor Law in force as of May 1, 2019, it is established as…
Dear Clients and Friends, On August 21, 2019, a First Modification to Annex 3 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution for 2019 was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF, for its acronym in Spanish), which contains the NON-BINDING CRITERIA OF THE TAX PROVISIONS issued by the Tax Administration Service (SAT, for its acronym…
Principles of The Human Right to a Healthy Environment and their potential impact on Industrial Activity Dear Clients and Friends, The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice solved a Constitutional Trial regarding an environmental matter through a case decision issued on November 14, 2018. Such case decision clearly and precisely defined the principles…
Dear Clients and Friends, The Federal Government published the Protocol for the Legitimation of Collective Contracts throughout the country, which entered into force on August 1. The main points are: All unions must comply with this obligation within a maximum period of four years. The legitimation procedure guarantees that workers know and approve the content…
Dear Clients and Friends, The Ministry of Economy is responsible for establishing non-tariff measures to regulate or restrict the importation of goods into Mexico. As part of these non-tariff measures, the Ministry of Economy established in numeral 8, section II, of Annex 2.2.1 of the Rules and Criteria of a General Character in Matters of…
Dear Clients and Friends, On July 1st, 2019, the decree which reforms, adds and repeals several provisions of the Federal Labor Law and of the Law on the Social Security Act regarding domestic workers was published. Among the new obligations for employers in connection with the aforementioned reform are that the employer shall guarantee medical…
Dear Clients and Friends, On June 4th, 2019, the Federal Official Gazette published the Decree adding a number of provisions to the Social Security Law (LSS), the Law of the Institute of Security and Social Services of State Workers and the Federal Labor Law (LFT), which will be in force as of June 5th of…
Dear Clients and Friends, The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, through the Financial Intelligence Unit, can include in the Blocked Persons List any person that incurs in any of the cases set forth in the applicable legal provisions. The consequence of including a person into the Blocked Persons List is that all financial entities…
Dear Clients and Friends, On April 29th, 2019, the Chamber of Senators approved the Decree amending, adding and repealing a number of provisions of the Federal Labor Law (LFT, in Spanish). It is expected that this Decree will be published in the DOF (Federation Official Gazette) on May 1st, 2019. The following are some of…