Laboral - Rol N° O-384-2015

Un trabajador demandó por despido injustificado tras ser desvinculado por falta de probidad al apropiarse de fondos de una venta. El tribunal rechazó la demanda al acreditarse la causal invocada por el empleador.

• A labor relationship existed between Nombre and ACENOR S.A. from March 11, 2013, to September 28, 2015, when the termination occurred.
• The employee, Nombre, filed a lawsuit claiming unfair dismissal and seeking indemnification for years of service, payment in lieu of notice, and an 80% surcharge.
• Nombre alleged that his dismissal was due to employer pressure to resign, threats, and false accusations of dishonesty, following the employer's refusal to accept his medical leave.
• ACENOR S.A. defended the dismissal, asserting it was justified under Article 160, No. 1, letter a) of the Labor Code ('Falta de probidad en el desempeño de sus funciones'), due to alleged misappropriation of funds from a sale.
• The employer's justification centered on an incident on ...