Suspension of work by reason of fortuitous event and force majeure: legal and case-by-case analysis

• Autor: Lora Álvarez, Germán
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2016
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/16385
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/16385
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Employment Relationship; Labour Continuity; Fortuitous Event; Force Majeure; Suspension of Employment Contract; Administrative Precedent; Relación Laboral; Continuidad Laboral; Caso Fortuito; Fuerza Mayor; Suspensión del Contrato de Trabajo; Precedente Administrativo

This article addresses the theme referred to the remedies of the suspension of work by reason of fortuitous event or force majeure. Through an analysis of the current legislation in the subject and administrative precedents, the author examines how this regulation is applied, and how this mechanism allows or not the labour continuity. By recognizing labour continuity as the foundation of the suspension of work by reason of fortuitous event and force majeure, the author concludes in the need for legal mechanisms to enable the employment relationship flexibilization.