One of the benefits of working in the Mexican formal sector is having different rights supported by the Federal Labor Law (LFT)one of them being breaks on holidays.
Under this understanding, one of the most frequent doubts that workers in the Mexican formal sector have has to do with What can they do if the employer asks them not to rest on a holiday?.
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It is in this way that, according to the provisions of the Federal Labor Law (LFT), If a company or employer asks its workers to work on a holiday, the worker may refuse to do so, although, if they agree, they must be paid a triple salary, that is, their normal salary plus two more salaries.
How should holidays be paid, according to the LFT?
As we mentioned before, although it is not the worker's obligation to work on the holidays determined in the Federal Labor Law (LFT), they can reach an agreement with the company or employer and carry out work activities during said day.
In case that If the worker works on holidays, in accordance with the provisions of article 73 of the Federal Labor Law, he will have the right to receive his daily salary plus a payment equivalent to a double salary, in short, this translates into a triple payment for said day.
“Workers are not required to provide services on their rest days. If this provision is violated, the employer will pay the worker, regardless of the salary that corresponds to him for the rest, a double salary for the service provided,” is detailed in the aforementioned LFT article.
Official holidays in the LFT
Finally, it is worth mentioning that the Federal Labor Law (LFT) contemplates the following work holidays for 2024:
I. The 1st. from January
II. The first Monday of February in commemoration of February 5
III. The third Monday of March in commemoration of March 21
IV. The 1st of May
V. September 16
SAW. The third Monday of November in commemoration of November 20
VII. October 1st
VIII. December 25
IX. That determined by the federal and local electoral laws, in the case of ordinary elections, to carry out the election day.
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