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c) Salary. When the salary paid to the worker is less than minimum wage; when thesalary, although not less than minimum wage, is not what the worker shouldreceive, given the amount and quality of work done, in the judgment of the Conciliationand Arbitration Board; when a salary is paid to workers for a periodgreater than one week; when a salary is paid in a location intended for recreationor in a restaurant, cafeteria, café, tavern, or store (other than to the workers ofthese establishments); when the employer withholds the salary of the worker as afine; when the worker is paid a salary less than another worker in the same companyfor equally efficient work, in the same class of work, or for the same shift, orwhen pay is based on age, gender, or nationality;d) Workers’ rights. When the employers require that their workers buy their goods ina particular place; when a worker signs any waiver of his/her rights or prerogativesgranted by labor regulations.In all these cases it will be understood that labor law or supplemental rules governinstead of the invalid clauses of the labor contract. An invalid clause is understood as anyclause that involves the waiver of workers’ rights or a decrease in such rights, regardlessof what has been agreed to by the parties.1.3. Provision of Services outside of the Normal Residence of the Workeror outside of the Mexican Republic77Labor LawThe most important regulations to take into account when personnel are hired to provideservices outside of their town of residence or of the Mexican Republic are the following:a) The terms and conditions of employment should be established in writing, and allthe requirements for such circumstances set forth in the LFT must be compliedwith. Such requirements include that the employer must pay the expenses fortransportation, repatriation, and relocation to their place of origin, as well as payingfor food for the worker and his/her family; that the worker will have the rightto enjoy the benefits granted by the social security institutions to foreigners in thecountry to which the worker will provide services, and that the worker is entitledto enjoy decent and sanitary housing;b) The employer must guarantee the worker a domicile within Mexico for legal purposes;c) The written document containing the terms and conditions of employment will besubmitted to the approval of the Conciliation and Arbitration Board, who shalldetermine the size of bond or deposit it considers sufficient to guarantee compliancewith the obligations contracted by the parties. Once the employer proves