The figure of termination of the labor contract due to acts of God or force majeure, reflections based on the appearance of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador and the interpretative rule contained in the Humanitarian Support Law
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This paper is an examination of the components that encompass the concept of fortuitous event or force majeure from the doctrinal, legal and jurisprudential point of view, as well as its origin and application in the labor field as a form of termination of labor relations with the appearance of Covid-19 in the country. First of all, a conception of the fortuitous event or force majeure will be sketched, taking into account its main characteristics. Subsequently, through comparative law and national jurisprudence, we will determine the essential requirements of this figure in order to terminate the labor relationship in a legal and timely manner, to finally land on the application of the interpretative rule set forth in the Organic Law of Humanitarian Support and how this will generate legal contradictions that will arise as a result of the labor lawsuits filed at the present time.
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José Augusto García-Díaz, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica - Ecuador
This paper is an examination of the components that encompass the concept of fortuitous event or force majeure from the doctrinal, legal, and jurisprudential point of view, as well as its origin and application in the labor field as a form of termination of labor relations with the appearance of Covid-19 in the country. First, a conception of the fortuitous event or force majeure will be sketched, considering its main characteristics. Subsequently, through comparative law and national jurisprudence, we will determine the essential requirements of this figure to terminate the labor relationship in a legal and timely manner, to finally land on the application of the interpretative rule set forth in the Organic Law of Humanitarian Support and how this will generate legal contradictions that will arise as a result of the labor lawsuits filed at the present time.
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