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The Labor Directorate establishes the meaning and scope of Law No. 21.431 on Digital Platform Workers.

26 Oct 2022

Introduction

On October 19, 2022, the Labor Directorate issued a statement by means of Opinion No. 1831/39, which establishes the meaning and scope of Law No. 21.431 on Digital Platform Workers, which came into force on September 1, 2022. Among other matters, the opinion rules on:

1. The scope of application of Law No. 21.431, i.e., to which companies and workers its rules apply.
2. The supervisory powers of the Labor Directorate.
3. The different definitions incorporated by Law No. 21.431, among others, what should be understood by digital service platform company and dependent and independent workers of digital platforms.
4. The minimum content that the contracts of dependent and independent workers of digital platforms must have, including details applicable to matters such as working hours, remunerations and fees, treatment of personal data, geographical area of service provision, attendance records, safety, training, collective rights, among others.

Contact

Should you require additional information on any of these matters, please contact: Alfred Sherman (asherman@jdf.cl), and/or Felipe Ovalle (fovalle@jdf.cl)

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