Recently, Deputy Cecilia Márquez Alkadef Cortés (Morena) presented a reform initiative seeking to amend Article 86 of the LFT to ensure pay equality between women and men.
Within the reform text, it states: “All job offers must expressly and precisely indicate the remuneration associated with the position, role, and working hours to be filled. Once obtained, equal remuneration must be guaranteed without distinction of sex, gender, race, age, sexual orientation, skin color, or disability, so that equal work deserves equal pay.”
In the statement of reasons, it is pointed out that the principle of equal pay for equal work for men and women, often referred to as ‘pay equality,’ although widely accepted, has not been adequately detailed. Therefore, it is necessary to understand what it truly implies and how it translates into practice.
Hence, the wage gap starts with the job descriptions and the omission of elements such as salary. According to data from the Economic Forum, the wage gap in Mexico reaches 48 percent. Despite women constituting half of the labor force with technical preparation, only 38% of them access higher-ranking positions and, consequently, higher salaries.
This reform proposal adds to the one presented last April by the Parliamentary Group of the Labor Party, which seeks to prohibit employers from requesting a resume with photographs, address, age, or gender.
It is expected that in the next ordinary session of the federal legislature, they will be forwarded to the corresponding committees for the appropriate legislative process.
The Labor team of Vega, Guerrero & Asociados will be closely monitoring this and all labor law reforms to provide advice based on the most current regulatory frameworks.
