Business · Economy · 1 hr ago
Half of workers in Mexico receive work messages during free time
An OCC survey found half of workers in Mexico get work messages during free time.
Mexico’s labor law recognizes a right to disconnect, but the protection currently applies only to people working remotely.
That leaves other workers without the same protection as phones and other tools make it easier to stay connected to work.
The survey found 71% cannot disconnect even while on vacation, and a separate study found only 40% report truly switching off from work.
Experts say constant availability can cause stress, exhaustion and other mental health problems, while also affecting attention and personal relationships.
Congress is promoting a reform to extend the right to disconnect to all workers, regardless of their work arrangement.
The proposed change would cover rest time for all workers, not just time away from digital devices.
Half of workers in Mexico receive work messages, calls or emails regularly during their free time, according to an OCC survey.
The right to disconnect under Mexico’s Federal Labour Law currently applies only to people working remotely.
The OCC survey found that 71% of respondents cannot disconnect even while on vacation.
Only 40% of people in Mexico report effective disconnection from work, compared with 52% across Latin America, a Rankmi study found.
Experts say constant availability can affect workers’ health, including by contributing to stress, anxiety, exhaustion and depression.
- Who
- Workers in Mexico.
- What
- Half receive work messages, calls or emails regularly during their free time, according to an OCC survey.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- The article cites a lack of broad regulation on digital disconnection and increased connectivity through work channels and tools.
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- Workers receiving work messages in free time
- 50%
- Workers unable to disconnect on vacation
- 71%
- Effective work disconnection in Mexico
- 40%
- Effective work disconnection in Latin America
- 52%
- Remote-work protection
- The Federal Labour Law’s right to disconnect currently applies only to people working remotely.
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What people are saying
This culture of a misunderstood work ethic migrated from the physical space to the digital one, creating a worker who always answers out of fear or a feeling of guilt that makes them think they are not committed.
What we need to promote and make clear in the law is effective disconnection from work, not just digital disconnection, otherwise there is a risk of limiting it to those who use screens.