Contraloría - Dictamen N° 46985 2007

La Contraloría determina que los contratados a honorarios no tienen derecho automático a beneficios de protección a la maternidad, los cuales deben ser expresamente pactados en sus contratos, a diferencia de los funcionarios públicos.

• Legal status of fee-based contractors: Individuals contracted under "honorarios" in Chilean public administration are not classified as public servants; their legal relationship is exclusively defined by the terms of their contract.
• Limited applicability of public servant rights: Fee-based contractors are not subject to the provisions of the Estatuto Administrativo (Law No. 18.834) or the Código del Trabajo, except where their contracts expressly incorporate such rights.
• International treaties vs. contractual rights: While international conventions like the Convention on the Rights of the Child and CEDAW mandate state actions for maternity protection, they do not automatically grant specific rights to fee-based contractors without express stipulation in their agreements.
• Maternity ...