Laboral - Rol N° T-93-2022

Juzgado de La Serena rechaza demanda laboral de funcionario a contrata contra Fisco de Chile, desestimando alegaciones de despido discriminatorio y vulneración de derechos, acogiendo incompetencia del tribunal en lo subsidiario.

• Plaintiff alleged his employment relationship with SEREMI de Educación (March 2018 - April 2022) constituted a labor contract, not a temporary "contrata," citing job duties and contract renewals.
• Plaintiff claimed dismissal violated fundamental rights: non-discrimination due to political affiliation, integrity (psychic stress), and freedom of work (principle of legitimate trust).
• Defendant maintained the plaintiff was a public servant under the Administrative Statute, not the Labor Code, with a temporary contract ("contrata") terminated for lack of necessary services.
• Defendant raised an exception of incompetency, arguing the Labor Court lacked jurisdiction over matters governed by public administrative law.
• The court accepted the incompetency exception, stating the Labor Code ap...