Preventive labor audits: the best strategy to avoid STPS sanctions

In an environment of increasingly frequent and rigorous labor inspections, with unprecedented financial penalties, companies in Mexico must adopt a proactive approach to protect their operations and reputation.

In this article, Francisco Udave, a partner in the labor practice at Santamarina + Steta, analyzes the growing number of inspections by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) and proposes clear strategies for implementing effective preventive labor audits.

With concrete examples and updated figures, it explains how companies can identify risks, comply with current regulations—including topics such as legal subcontracting, employment contracts, NOM-035, and health and safety conditions—and avoid fines that can exceed 5 million pesos per worker.

Additionally, the implications of labor reform, the tightening of sanctions, and the importance of establishing internal protocols and training key personnel to handle any STPS inspection without improvisation are addressed.

Do you want to know how to strengthen your organization's culture of compliance and avoid workplace sanctions?