--- title: "Electronic working-time record for print shops · Sicheca" description: "How to keep the electronic working-time record in a print shop: shifts, overtime, fines and the simplest way to record." url: https://sicheca.com/en/blog/registro-de-jornada-para-imprentas lang: en alternate_es: https://sicheca.com/blog/registro-de-jornada-para-imprentas.md --- By industry · 5 min read # Electronic working-time record for print shops Short answer A print shop can comply with the electronic working-time record by combining a QR code on the premises with location-based recording for those who work outside. The law asks for recording each person's start and end times; it does not ask for a wall-mounted time clock. ## How work is done at a print shop A print shop employs press operators, designers, finishing staff and delivery staff, with a day shift and urgent print runs at night. That brings three challenges for measuring working time: - Urgent print runs are done at night. - Election season and year-end overload the shop. - Design can work remotely. ## What the law asks of print shops Since the 2026 reform, the Federal Labor Law requires recording electronically the start and end time of each worker's workday (article 132, section XXXIV). Failing to do so is fined 250 to 5,000 UMA. The STPS will define who it applies to and what exceptions there will be. The details are in [the reform guide](https://sicheca.com/en/reforma-laboral-2027). **Night shifts.** A night shift lasts 7 hours at most, one less than a day shift. It helps if the record separates night hours from day hours. **Work peaks.** Overtime has a weekly cap: 9 hours at double time in 2027, with a maximum of 4 per day on no more than 4 days, and never more than 12 total hours in a day. **Work from home.** Someone who works remotely also has working hours. The law does not exclude them from the record. ## How to record working time at a print shop 1. Register the location, your team and their shifts. 2. Those who work on site scan the QR code. 3. Those who work offsite clock in from their phone, with the location confirmed at that moment. 4. They all appear in the same report, with the place or mode of each record. **Example.** The press operator who stays to run an urgent print job records overtime; the designer records from home. ## Calculate your overtime ## How to do the math by hand Take a salary of $400 per day on a day shift. The ordinary hour is worth 400 ÷ 8 = $50. In 2027, with 11 overtime hours in the week, the first 9 are paid at double time (9 × $100 = $900) and the remaining 2 at triple time (2 × $150 = $300). Total: $1,200. ## Common mistakes at a print shop - Keeping attendance from memory or in a notebook. - Recording the clock-in and forgetting the clock-out. - Not separating night hours, which have a lower daily maximum. - Covering peaks only with overtime, until exceeding the weekly cap. - Assuming that someone who works from home has no working hours. ## What to check every day and every week **Every day.** - Who did not record their clock-in or clock-out. - Shifts that went over their daily maximum. - Departures later than planned. **Every week.** - Each person's overtime against the weekly cap. - Days when someone came close to 12 hours. - Rest days that were actually taken. ## How much an overtime hour costs: example in pesos Suppose a daily wage of $400 on a day shift. The ordinary hourly rate is $50. One overtime hour at double time costs $100 and one at triple time, $150. If a person works 9 overtime hours in a week in 2027, that is $900 extra. It is an example to show the calculation, not a reference wage for the sector. ## What changes every year, from 2026 to 2030 | Year | Maximum working hours | Double-time overtime | Triple-time overtime | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 48 h | 9 h | 4 h | | 2027 | 46 h | 9 h | 4 h | | 2028 | 44 h | 10 h | 4 h | | 2029 | 42 h | 11 h | 4 h | | 2030 | 40 h | 12 h | 4 h | Decree published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on May 1, 2026, second and fourth transitory provisions, and article 68 of the LFT. Each change applies from January 1. ## Related terms **[Mandatory rest days in Mexico](https://sicheca.com/en/blog/dias-de-descanso-obligatorio).** These are the holidays set by article 74 of the Federal Labor Law. **[INFONAVIT contributions: what they are](https://sicheca.com/en/blog/aportaciones-al-infonavit).** The INFONAVIT contribution is 5% of each person's contribution base salary, paid by the company. **[What the UMA is and how much it is worth](https://sicheca.com/en/blog/que-es-la-uma-y-cuanto-vale).** The UMA is the Unit of Measure and Update (Unidad de Medida y Actualización): the peso reference for calculating fines, contributions and procedures. ## Frequently asked questions ### Does a print shop need to buy a time clock? No. The law requires an electronic record of working time, not a device. An app on a phone complies. ### What options are there for recording working time? An app on each person's phone, a shared tablet or a clock connected to a system. All three comply if they generate an electronic record per person, with a start and an end time. ### How are shifts that cross midnight recorded? Clock-in and clock-out are saved with their actual date and time, and the hours are added up even if the day changes. ### Can I ask for more overtime in peak season? The weekly cap is not extended for the season. It helps to plan relief staff. ### Is the reform already in force? Yes. The reform to the Federal Labor Law took effect on May 1, 2026. The reduction in working hours starts on January 1, 2027. ## Legal basis and sources - Electronic working-time record: article 132, section XXXIV, of the LFT and fifth transitory provision of the decree. - Overtime: articles 66 and 68 of the LFT and fourth transitory provision of the decree. - Working hours: articles 58 to 64 of the LFT and second transitory provision of the decree. - [Decree amending the Federal Labor Law on the reduction of the working week](https://sidof.segob.gob.mx/notas/docFuente/5786537). Official Gazette of the Federation, May 1, 2026. - [Federal Labor Law, current text](https://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/LFT.pdf). Chamber of Deputies. **How we write this content.** The Sicheca team writes it from the official text of the law. When something is not yet defined by the authority, we say so. 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