Article 153-J Federal Labor Law

In order to raise productivity in the enterprises, including micro and small enterprises, programs shall be prepared which shall have as their purpose:

I.To make an objective diagnosis of the situation of the enterprises in matters of productivity;

II.To provide the enterprises with studies on the best technological and organizational practices that increase their current level of productivity according to their degree of development;

III.To adapt the material, organizational, technological and financial conditions that allow productivity to be increased;

IV.To propose governmental programs of financing, advice, support and certification for the increase of productivity;

V.To improve the systems of coordination among employees, enterprise, governments and academia;

VI.To establish commitments to raise productivity on the part of entrepreneurs, employees, labor unions, governments and academia;

VII.To periodically evaluate the development and fulfillment of the programs;

VIII.To improve the working conditions, as well as the measures of Safety and Hygiene;

IX.To implement systems that allow determining, in appropriate form and amount, the incentives, bonuses or commissions derived from the contribution of the employees to the raising of productivity that is agreed with the labor unions and the employees; and

X.The others that are agreed and considered pertinent.

The programs established in this article may be formulated with respect to several enterprises, by activity or service, one or several industrial or service branches, by states (federal entities), region or at the national level.