April 6, 2020 Mexico COVID-19, NewsThe Federal Labour Law establishes that in work suspension under Health Emergency due to Force Majeure, the labour authority will determine the amount of compensation based on the worker's salary for up to one month. A mutual agreement between employer and employee must be sought. The Procuraduría Federal de la Defensa del Trabajo "PROFEDET", an agency of the Secretaria del Trabajo y Previsión Social addresses some frequently asked questions about the labour situation in the face of COVID-19. Read more...Links of Interest:Daily Technical CommuniquésGeneral Information of the Government of MexicoEpidemiological and Sanitary Intelligence UnitToll-free line 800 0044 800Measures to safeguard the health of employees.If a company is among those that must continue operating, it must send home employees who meet the following characteristics while maintaining salaries and benefits:- People over 60 years of age- Pregnant or breastfeeding women,- Employees with disabilities or chronic non-communicable diseases (arterial hypertension, pulmonary, renal insufficiency, lupus, cancer, diabetes mellitus, obesity, hepatic or metabolic insufficiency or heart disease)- With illness or pharmacological treatment that generates suppression of the immune system. Read more...Recommendations for companies and HR departmentsThe Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, provides workplaces with an Action Guide for workplaces. Among the temporary recommendations to take care of employees are the following: Read more...- Temporary suspension of non-essential activities in the workplace- Suspension of activities that involve the physical concentration, transit or displacement of people to their workplace,- Temporary suspension until further notice of mass events and meetings and congregations of more than 50 people.- Make work more flexible, allow the reorganisation of shifts and the staggering of working hours, as well as the use of technologies to minimise direct contact, including teleworking.- Allow staff in a condition of social exclusion to work in the workplace, including the use of teleworking. Allow staff in vulnerable conditions not to report to the workplace - Avoid the return of sick workers without the relevant medical assessment - Encourage and provide confidence for workers to leave in the presence of symptoms of the disease Download PDF of the note 6 April 2020