Laboral - Rol N° O-6003-2019

Tribunal acoge demanda por despido indirecto, declarando terminado contrato laboral por incumplimiento grave del empleador en pago de cotizaciones, condenando al pago de indemnizaciones y remuneraciones adeudadas.

• Worker Nombre filed a claim against employer SITRANA SpA for indirect dismissal (autodespido) due to alleged grave breaches of contract.
• The autodespido was based on the employer's failure to pay social security contributions (previsionales, salud, cesantía) from October 2018 to July 2019, constituting a grave breach under Article 160 N°7 of the Labor Code.
• The employer defended by claiming the employment relationship terminated via voluntary resignation and a valid finiquito, also raising exceptions of prescription.
• The court ruled the employer's presented finiquito and resignation documents as legally invalid because the worker's national identification card (cédula de identidad) had expired prior to their signing, failing to meet the formal requirements of Article 177 o...