Laboral - Rol N° T-43-2022

Sentencia que rechaza la denuncia de tutela laboral por vulneración de derechos fundamentales contra la Municipalidad de Puerto Varas, pero acoge la demanda subsidiaria por despido indebido, condenando a la demandada al pago de indemnizaciones laborales.

• Plaintiff Nombre filed claims for tutela laboral (violation of fundamental rights upon dismissal) and, subsidiarily, for unfair dismissal against the Municipality of Puerto Varas.
• The plaintiff, a doctor, performed psychotechnical exams for driver's licenses at the Municipal Transit Department (DTTP) under contracts that ultimately became indefinite.
• The tutela laboral claim alleged persecution and labor harassment by the new municipal administration, citing increased patient loads without consent and loss of vacation days.
• The municipality dismissed the plaintiff invoking Article 160 N° 7 of the Labor Code for grave breach of contract: repeated delays and lack of diligence, courtesy, probity, and efficiency.
• The plaintiff's indefinite contract did not specify a fixed da...