Laboral - Rol N° O-4693-2020

Tribunal laboral rechaza demanda por despido injustificado y cobro de prestaciones, desestimando la excepción de transacción y el fondo del asunto por falta de acreditación de vínculo laboral previo.

• Plaintiff alleged a verbal employment contract commenced March 20, 2019, with a formal written contract for Contador General executed on August 1, 2019, operating under Article 22 of the Labor Code.
• The employer invoked the exception of transaction, arguing the plaintiff's signed finiquito dated July 10, 2020, with reservation of rights, precluded further claims.
• The court found the finiquito's reservation of rights explicitly covered claims for dismissal causal, holiday pay, year of service indemnity, and other allowances, including the assertion of a labor relationship prior to the written contract.
• This analysis led the court to reject the employer's transaction exception, finding the finiquito did not fully operate as a release of liability under Article 177 of the Labor Code. ...