Employing Help in Mexico - Rest Breaks for Employees in Mexico
Many and probably most Americans and Canadians living in Mexico have maids and staff. Learn the law for rest breaks.
9/6/20231 min read
Employees are entitled to at least one full day of rest after six days of work. If employees agree to work on their day off, they receive triple their wages for that day.
In addition, employees are entitled to a rest break of at least 30 minutes during a working day. If the rest break given to an employee is less than 30 minutes long or the employee is not entitled to leave the work facilities to rest, then that rest break must be determined as time actually worked and remunerated.
As noted below under maternity right, a special rule applies regarding working mothers, who must have two additional daily breaks of 30 minutes each when breastfeeding.