Chile

The Chilean Supreme Court, on 23 November 2021, accepted a recourse seeking to reverse a ruling issued by the Second Labour Court of Santiago, which rejected a claim for unjustified dismissal and collection of benefits. The appeal for annulment filed by the employee was also rejected by the Court of Appeals. The recourse known as […]

On 1 October 2021, Law Number 21,327 came into force, which seeks to modernise the Labour Department and make the electronic registration of labour documentation mandatory for employers, including, among other incorporations, the declaration of the “Electronic Remunerations Book”. Chilean legislation establishes that all employees governed by the Labour Code with five or more employees […]

Joint and several liability under a subcontracting of services scheme requires the main company (or client) to respond for any labor and social security debts incurred by its contractors or subcontractors with their employees. This liability entitles the employee to be paid either by the direct employer or the client, indistinctly. To avoid such liability […]