Contraloría - Dictamen N° 13766 2013

Contraloría determina que procede compensar pecuniariamente descanso no otorgado por horas extraordinarias, pero requiere verificación de condiciones; y que pago de asignación de modernización es correcto según meses trabajados.

• A former ONEMI employee sought review of compensation for overtime hours served between November 2010 and December 2011, alleging incomplete complementary rest or payment.
• ONEMI had terminated the employee's contract in February 2012, asserting that the compensation paid, calculated as 10 hours at a 25% surcharge and 146 hours at a 50% surcharge, was legally compliant.
• Article 66 of Law No. 18,834 mandates that extraordinary work must be compensated with complementary rest; if this is not feasible due to service needs, it must be compensated with a remuneration surcharge.
• Articles 68 and 69 of Law No. 18,834 establish that work immediately following ordinary hours receives a 25% surcharge, while night, weekend, or holiday shifts receive a 50% surcharge.
• Following jurisprudence (D...