Laboral - Rol N° O-254-2011

Tribunal acoge demanda por despido indirecto, condenando a empresa por grave incumplimiento al deber de protección laboral, al no adoptar medidas de seguridad adecuadas ante asaltos sufridos por vendedor.

• Plaintiff initiated a constructive dismissal (despido indirecto) alleging grave breach of contract by the employer.
• The primary legal ground for dismissal was the employer's alleged violation of the duty of protection (deber de protección) under Article 184 of the Labor Code.
• This breach involved the employer's failure to implement adequate safety measures in company vehicles and work conditions, exposing sales drivers to repeated assaults and risk of robbery.
• The plaintiff, a sales driver, experienced multiple assaults due to insufficient vehicle security, such as the absence of a secure cash box.
• The court found the employer's safety measures to be inadequate and ineffective in protecting workers, constituting a grave breach of its contractual obligations.
• Plaintiff also alle...