Chetumal Business Chamber Urges Employers to Update Contracts Ahead of New Workweek

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — The Chetumal-Tulum chapter of Mexico’s national chamber of commerce, services and tourism (Canaco Servytur) is calling on its member businesses to begin reviewing and updating their labor contracts now, ahead of a new workweek schedule set to take effect on January 1, 2027.

The business group said companies must make the necessary adjustments to both individual and collective contracts to comply with the new labor rules and avoid problems during the transition, since the change will alter how shifts are organized inside workplaces.

The recommendation is aimed at formal establishments across the region, which will have to adapt to the new regulations once they come into force.

Inspections and paperwork

The chamber also warned that the Labor and Social Welfare Department (STPS) could carry out inspections, and advised businesses to keep their labor documentation up to date.

“I think that’s where we have to start, because the department will be checking us, and when they arrive at your workplace the first thing they ask for is the contracts and how the work is being organized,” said chamber president Adrienne Díaz. “In practice we’ll move forward step by step, because reorganizing is a difficult situation for companies, but we’ve known about this for a year now.”

As part of its efforts to support the private sector, the organization announced it will hold technical training sessions for retailers and service providers, covering the changes they will need to apply in their workplaces.

Getting ahead of the changes will allow establishments to identify in time which internal processes need adjusting, the chamber said, and help prevent disruptions to operations when the new schedule takes effect.