Derecho al duelo durante vacaciones, licencia de maternidad e incapacidad

AuthorManuel Brenes Morales
Published date27 January 2025
Law FirmBufete Godínez & Asociados

La reciente Ley para Crear la Licencia Remunerada por Muerte de Familiares de Personas Trabajadoras (Ley N° 10589), que regula el derecho al duelo, presenta algunas lagunas al no regular situaciones específicas en que puede darse la aplicación de la norma. En particular, surge la duda de cómo debe aplicarse esta licencia en los casos en que un trabajador pierde a un familiar durante el período de vacaciones, licencia de maternidad o incapacidad.

Ante la ausencia de regulación y de resoluciones judiciales que vengan a definir estos temas, resulta oportuno realizar una interpretación de la norma basada en los fines de cada figura jurídica.

Vacaciones

Las vacaciones tienen un propósito profiláctico, orientado a garantizar el descanso físico o mental del trabajador respecto a sus actividades laborales. Por otro lado, la licencia por duelo tiene un objetivo diferente: ofrecer un espacio para procesar emocionalmente la pérdida de un ser querido y, en ciertos casos, brindar apoyo a otros familiares.

Cuando un trabajador en vacaciones enfrenta el fallecimiento de un familiar, se ve razonablemente impedido de disfrutar de este período de...

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