January 28, 2025

Termination of Mutual Agreement for Workers with Manifest Incapacity

Lexir
Juan Pablo Colom

Labor and employment attorney Juan Pablo Colom wrote a column for Lexir analyzing the legal landscape for contracts with employees in a state of manifest incapacity. Mr. Colom explains that conflicting positions on this issue from courts throughout Colombia have created confusion for companies, but recent rulings from the Supreme Court of Justice's Labor Division have affirmed that the termination of a contract with these persons is valid, as long as the mere existence of a health circumstance is not the sole reason for doing so. The article concludes these decisions can bring legal uniformity to these complex situations.

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