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Overtime Authorization Form Mexico (Autorización de Horas Extra)

Overtime Authorization Form Mexico (Autorización de Horas Extra)

AUTORIZACIÓN DE HORAS EXTRA

Conforme al Artículo 65 de la Ley Federal del Trabajo

I. DATOS DEL PATRÓN

Razón Social: [Employer Name]

RFC: [Employer RFC] | Registro Patronal IMSS: [Registro Patronal]

Supervisor Autorizante: [Supervisor Name]

II. DATOS DEL TRABAJADOR

Nombre: [Employee Name] | No. Empleado: [Employee Number]

RFC: [Employee RFC] | NSS (IMSS): [Employee NSS]

Puesto: [Job Title] | Área / Departamento: [Department]

III. JORNADA ORDINARIA Y SALARIO

Tipo de Jornada: [Workday Type]

Horario Ordinario: [Regular Schedule]

Salario Diario Ordinario: [Daily Salary]

IV. AUTORIZACIÓN DE HORAS EXTRA

Fecha(s) de las Horas Extra: [Overtime Date]

Horario de las Horas Extra: de [Overtime Start Time] a [Overtime End Time]

Total de Horas Extra Autorizadas: [Overtime Hours] hora(s)

Tipo: [Overtime Type]

Justificación Operativa:

[Business Justification]

Horas Extra Acumuladas en la Semana (incluyendo las actuales): [Weekly Accumulated Hours] hora(s) [límite legal: 9 hrs/semana conforme al art. 66 LFT]

V. COMPENSACIÓN Y VALORACIÓN SDI

Importe de Horas Extra a Pagar: [Overtime Pay Amount]

Valoración de Integración Habitual al SDI (art. 84 LFT / art. 34 LSS): [SDI Review Note]

El pago de horas extra se reflejará en el CFDI de nómina del período correspondiente, codificado conforme a los catálogos del complemento de nómina del SAT.

FIRMAS Y FECHA DE AUTORIZACIÓN

Fecha de Autorización: [Authorization Date]

SUPERVISOR AUTORIZANTE:

[Supervisor Name]

Firma: _________________________ Fecha: _________________________

EL/LA TRABAJADOR/A (ACUSE DE RECIBO):

[Employee Name]

Firma: _________________________ Fecha: _________________________

RECURSOS HUMANOS (VoBo):

Firma: _________________________ Fecha: _________________________

Authorizing Supervisor (Supervisor Autorizante)

________________

Signature

Employee (Trabajador/a)

________________

Signature

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What Is a Overtime Authorization Form Mexico (Autorización de Horas Extra)?

An Overtime Authorization Form Mexico (Autorización de Horas Extra) is the written document through which a Mexican employer formally authorizes and records employee overtime work beyond the standard legal workday, complying with the mandatory written authorization requirement established in Article 65 of the Ley Federal del Trabajo (LFT). The form documents the hours authorized, the business reason for the overtime, the applicable compensation rate, and the worker's acknowledgment — creating the legal record required for both labour law compliance and payroll processing.

The Ley Federal del Trabajo, published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on 1 April 1970 and significantly reformed in 2019 and 2022, establishes a detailed framework for regulating overtime work in Mexico. Article 61 LFT defines the three standard workday types: the jornada diurna (daytime, 06:00–20:00, maximum 8 hours per day), the jornada nocturna (nighttime, 20:00–06:00, maximum 7 hours per day), and the jornada mixta (mixed, spanning both periods, maximum 7.5 hours per day). Any hours worked beyond these maximums constitute horas extraordinarias (overtime) subject to premium pay and regulatory limits.

Article 65 LFT is the central provision governing overtime authorization. It establishes that overtime may only be worked in cases of extraordinary circumstances or accidents that threaten the continuity or security of the workplace — making overtime an exceptional measure rather than a routine scheduling tool. For work required by extraordinary circumstances not constituting an emergency, Article 66 LFT limits overtime to a maximum of three hours per day and nine hours per week. Article 67 LFT mandates the overtime compensation structure: the first nine overtime hours per week (three hours per day, three days) must be paid at double the regular hourly rate (doble tiempo); any overtime exceeding nine hours per week must be paid at triple the regular hourly rate (triple tiempo).

The constitutional basis for overtime regulation appears in Article 123, Apartado A, Fracción XI of the Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, which prohibits employment of workers for hours exceeding legal maximums and mandates overtime premium pay. The Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) has consistently held that overtime limitations are matters of public order (orden público) that cannot be contractually waived.

For IMSS purposes, overtime wages are integrable into the Salario Diario Integrado (SDI) when they are habitual — meaning regular, predictable overtime that forms part of the expected compensation structure. Article 84 of the LFT and Article 27 of the Ley del Seguro Social (LSS) govern SDI integration. Sporadic, non-habitual overtime is generally excluded from SDI, but overtime that occurs regularly each pay period must be integrated, and IMSS auditors examine payroll records to identify systematic overtime that was not reflected in SDI updates through the Aviso de Modificación de Salario under Article 34 LSS.

The Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) through its Inspección Federal del Trabajo monitors employer overtime compliance. Under NOM-030-STPS-2009 (occupational health and safety programs) and NOM-035-STPS-2018 (psychosocial risk prevention), excessive overtime is identified as a workplace psychosocial risk factor that triggers employer prevention obligations — making systematic authorization documentation critical for NOM compliance as well as labour law compliance.

When Do You Need a Overtime Authorization Form Mexico (Autorización de Horas Extra)?

An Overtime Authorization Form Mexico is required under Article 65 of the Ley Federal del Trabajo whenever an employer directs or permits an employee to work beyond the standard legal workday hours. The written authorization requirement is not a formality — it is a substantive legal requirement that protects both the employer and the worker.

The form is needed when production demands, client deadlines, or seasonal business peaks require employees to extend their working hours beyond the standard eight-hour diurna workday, seven-hour nocturna workday, or 7.5-hour mixta workday. The LFT requires that overtime be authorized before the additional hours are worked — retroactive authorization is legally problematic, as it suggests the overtime was routine rather than genuinely exceptional.

The Overtime Authorization Form is required when an emergency or accident at the workplace requires immediate additional labor under Article 65 LFT — for example, equipment failure requiring emergency repair, a supply chain disruption requiring urgent production adjustments, or a safety incident requiring extended cleanup. Emergency overtime may temporarily exceed the Article 66 LFT maximums of three hours per day and nine hours per week, but the emergency nature must be documented on the authorization form.

The form is needed for payroll processing compliance. The Recibo de Nómina (pay slip) issued to the worker under Article 804 LFT must reflect overtime hours separately from regular hours, with the applicable compensation rate (double or triple). Without a corresponding authorization form, the payroll records are incomplete and potentially expose the employer to STPS inspection findings of undocumented overtime.

The document is required when overtime is part of a collective labour negotiation under the Ley Federal del Trabajo. Under contracts colectivos de trabajo (collective bargaining agreements) registered with the Centro Federal de Conciliación y Registro Laboral (CFCRL), overtime authorization procedures may be specifically regulated — the form provides evidence that the employer followed the agreed procedure.

Overtime authorization forms are required for IMSS SDI review purposes. When IMSS auditors review employer payroll to assess whether habitual overtime was included in the SDI, authorization forms establish the pattern and frequency of overtime across pay periods — distinguishing genuinely sporadic overtime from habitual overtime that should be SDI-integrated.

What to Include in Your Overtime Authorization Form Mexico (Autorización de Horas Extra)

A valid Overtime Authorization Form Mexico under Article 65 of the Ley Federal del Trabajo must contain the following essential elements to be effective as a labour compliance document, payroll support record, and IMSS audit trail.

Employee and Employer Identification: Full name, RFC, and job title of the employee working overtime, and the full legal name, RFC, and Registro Patronal of the employer. The employee's NSS (Número de Seguridad Social) should also be included, as IMSS auditors cross-reference overtime payroll records with IMSS SDI data to verify appropriate SDI integration of habitual overtime.

Standard Workday Type and Hours (Tipo de Jornada y Horario Regular): The employee's standard workday type — jornada diurna (max 8 hours, 06:00–20:00), nocturna (max 7 hours, 20:00–06:00), or mixta (max 7.5 hours) — as defined in Article 61 LFT, and the employee's regular schedule. This establishes the baseline from which overtime hours are calculated.

Overtime Hours Authorized (Horas Extra Autorizadas): The specific number of overtime hours authorized, the start and end times of the overtime period, and the dates. Article 66 LFT caps non-emergency overtime at three hours per day and nine hours per week — the form must record whether the authorized overtime stays within these limits or whether an emergency under Article 65 LFT justifies exceeding them.

Business Justification (Justificación de las Horas Extra): A specific description of the operational need requiring overtime — client deadline, production emergency, equipment failure, government inspection, year-end closing, or other documented business necessity. The STPS Inspección del Trabajo evaluates overtime authorization justifications during inspections; vague or formulaic justifications are scrutinized as evidence of systematic unauthorized overtime.

Overtime Compensation Calculation (Cálculo de la Prima por Horas Extra): The employee's regular hourly rate (calculated as daily salary divided by daily work hours), the overtime premium rate — 100% surcharge (doble) for the first nine overtime hours per week under Article 67 LFT, and 200% surcharge (triple) for hours exceeding nine per week — and the total overtime pay amount. The calculation must be transparently documented for payroll audits.

IMSS SDI Integration Assessment (Valoración de Integración al SDI): A notation on whether the authorized overtime is genuinely sporadic or whether a pattern of regular overtime requires an Aviso de Modificación de Salario to update the worker's SDI under Article 34 of the Ley del Seguro Social. Habitual overtime must be integrated into the SDI — failure to do so constitutes SDI underreporting under Article 15 LSS.

Cumulative Weekly Overtime Tracking (Control Acumulado Semanal): A running total of overtime hours authorized in the current week for this employee, to verify compliance with the Article 66 LFT nine-hour weekly maximum. Employers who systematically authorize more than nine overtime hours per week without emergency justification violate Article 66 and expose themselves to STPS fines and, more critically, the risk that the entire overtime programme is reclassified as habitual overtime requiring SDI integration.

Forms-legal.com provides this Overtime Authorization Form Mexico as a practical compliance tool. Overtime management in Mexico involves interlocking LFT, LSS, NOM, and CFF obligations — employers should consult a licensed abogado laboralista or contador público to design overtime approval workflows that meet STPS inspection standards, particularly in industries — manufacturing (maquiladoras), hospitality, construction, and logistics — where overtime is structurally prevalent and STPS inspection activity is highest.

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