Contraloría - Dictamen N° 2529 2015

La Contraloría General dictamina que el plazo para reclamar la indemnización por años de servicio municipal ha vencido, aplicando la jurisprudencia sobre el término de cinco años del Código Civil, y declina competencia en materia de daño moral.

• Don Raúl Castillo Flores, ex-political employee of the Municipality of Pozo Almonte, requests indemnity for years of service ('desahucio') and moral damages from the municipality.
• The Contraloría General determines that the claim for indemnity for years of service, originating from the former Caja de Retiro y Previsión de los Empleados Municipales, is time-barred due to the expiration of the applicable legal period.
• Article 46 of Ley N° 11.219 establishes that employees retiring for reasons other than dismissal are entitled to a 'desahucio' equivalent to one month's salary for each year of service, or fraction exceeding six months, capped at 24 months' salary.
• The applicable limitation period for claiming this 'desahucio' is five years, as per article 2.515 of the Civil Code, a cri...