He Labor Procedural Code It was finally updated after more than seven decades. He Congress of the Republic approved on the afternoon of this December 5 the bill presented by the Labor Cessation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justicewhich introduced modifications to this standard.
According to the high court, the text of this new code “It was built with the participation of judges, magistrates, academics, labor unions, unions, employers“, as well as the parties and movements with representation in the legislative branch.
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In July, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Gerson Chaverra Castro, and the president of the Labor Chamber, Marjorie Zúñiga Romerothey shared with the Commission I of the House of Representatives the bill that reforms the Labor Procedural Code and Social Security.
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What changed
According to article 1 of the approved text, “The matters known to the Ordinary Jurisdiction in its labor and social security specialty will be processed in accordance with the provisions of this code and its principles.“.
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Likewise, the new code introduces the application of advance ruling in labor processes, making it easier for the parties to reach an agreement so that cases have a much quicker resolution. According to article 260, “The judge, ex officio or at the request of a party, must issue an early ruling, total or partial, before the initial hearing, in the five events provided for by law.“.
This new regulatory framework also opens the door for the use in all actions, hearings and proceedings of the labor jurisdiction of current information and communications technologies, including artificial intelligence, guaranteeing virtuality.
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Already regarding the extraordinary appeal of cassationthe new code “make the terms more flexible“, the evidence and specifies that it will only be susceptible to being studied by the Supreme Court of Justice,”the sentences issued in the second instance by the courts in declaratory processes – ordinary and special – when the current value of the unfavorable decision of the appellant exceeds one hundred and fifty (150) times the current legal monthly minimum wage (SMMLV)“, without prejudice to the resources already filed.
However, the Court noted that for the purposes of unifying jurisprudence, protection of constitutional rights and control of the legality of rulings, the Labor Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, ex officio or by issue of the higher courts, to select other related sentences for study.
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*With information from EL TIEMPO – JUSTICIA
