Suprema - Rol 6295-2019

La Corte Suprema rechaza recurso de unificaci of the jurisprudence interposed by municipalized teachers, confirming that Law N

o 19.933 did not increase the proportional monthly bonus in the manner intended by the plaintiffs, but improved their salaries.

Basic data of the case:

• Court: Supreme Court of Chile
• Date: July 18, 2019
• Roll Number: 6.295-19
• Resource: Unification of Jurisprudence
• Plaintiffs: Two hundred five teachers from educational establishments in the municipalized sector of San Nicol
• Defendant: Municipality of San Nicol

Relevant procedural background:

• The Court of First Instance of San Carlos rejected the lawsuit in the first instance.
• The Chill

n Court of Appeals rejected the appeal for annulment filed by the plaintiffs.

• The plaintiffs filed a jurisprudential unification appeal with the Supreme Court.

Facts established:

• The plaintiffs are teachers in the municipalized sector.
• The Municipality of San Nicol

as paid the contributions obtained by Law N

o 19.933.

Legal issues submitted to the knowledge of the Court:

• Determine if the resources granted to municipalities by Law N

o 19.933 are added to those received in accordance with Law N

o 19.410 for the calculation of the proportional bonus (article 10 c) of Law N

o 19.410), or if they are intended for the payment of salaries in general.

Arguments of the parties:

• Plaintiffs: They argue that Law N

o 19.933 modified the calculation basis of...