Análisis del impacto social por los despidos en las empresas privadas ubicadas en la provincia de Pichincha, cantón Quito, parroquia Calderón, periodo 2020.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to know the social impact of layoffs in private companies located in the province of Pichincha, Calderón parish, and to analyze the measures taken in the labor area by some companies in the face of the Covid-19 health crisis. Private companies located in the parish of Calderón, Quito canton, were forced to make unforeseen changes in the face of the health emergency, related to the Covid-19 pandemic, causing a serious economic crisis, which caused a drop in sales of different companies. This situation forced the reduction of personnel, thus causing the dismissal of some workers, which is why as of 2020 several workers were notified that they would be dismissed from their jobs due to force majeure. The workers were separated from their jobs in the midst of the health emergency covered by article 169 number 6 of the Labor Code. On the other hand, some companies dismissed their workers through untimely dismissals or eviction (voluntary resignation). This is because the parties involved, that is, the company and the worker, reached an agreement. It is worth mentioning that the workers were compensated according to Art. 188 of the Labor Code, in which compensation for untimely dismissal is stipulated, and others according to Art. 185 of the same code.