In the framework of the launch of the “Step by Step Labor” Plan, the undersecretary of Labor Fernando Arab revealed the guidelines of the program for the safe return of employees to their places of work, which has a high priority on the productive sectors affected by quarantines, especially trade.
In this context, the labor authority spoke with Pulso to address this issue and in particular the situation of large shopping centers, which already have the green light to operate, as long as they comply with all the regulations. On the day of Mall Sport has already opened today and Mall Plaza Egaña, although with restrictions.
Prevention, surveillance and action in case of possible contagion: The axes of the Labor Step by Step plan of the Ministry of Labor
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Mall Sport opens its doors, but Lavín says that the large shopping centers in Las Condes will continue to be closed
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In general terms, when does this return start?
– If there is a commune that is not in quarantine, it can perfectly begin to operate from today. All the communes that are not under this prohibition can carry out all their commercial activities as long as they comply with all the sanitary requirements that the Ministry of Health has given. This “Step by Step” protocol is a kind of guide to guarantee that progressive and safe return to activity.
On whom does the activity resume?
– If the employment relationship was suspended by an act of authority (quarantine, for example), once said act of authority has ceased, both parties must resume their obligations. In any case, the worker must live in a commune without quarantine, otherwise, he is prohibited from providing services, except in the case of essential activities and subject to prior authorization to work.
For a worker to return to his post, must all the conditions of the protocol be guaranteed?
– No, for an employer to return to their workplaces, it is only necessary that the protocols imposed by the Ministry of Health are being followed. In the case of the one that our portfolio had, it is a guide, in any case if any worker considers that her employer is not complying with the measures decreed by the authority, she must report it to the Labor Directorate or to the Seremi of.
In the case of shopping malls, when do they leave?
– Shopping centers, as well as any other lawful commercial activity, other than those expressly prohibited by the health authority (cinemas, theaters, discotheques, restaurants, pubs), can operate in any commune that is not in quarantine.
In the specific case of shopping centers, they have been working for months with the Ministry of Economy, in order to establish specific health protocols for the sector, always guaranteeing the necessary measures to avoid contagion from both workers and customers who attend.
Can only those who live in communes that are not in quarantine work?
– Correct, only workers who do not live in communes with quarantine can provide services, except in the case of essential activities and that worker has the corresponding safe-conduct.
Will they be able to open malls that are in quarantined communes?
– No they can `t.
What about restaurants, theaters, theaters, etc?
– They continue with prohibition of operation in the communes in transition, allowing only its partial reopening from the stage of “initial opening” declared by the health authority.
Who will check that the protocols are being followed?
– Both the health and labor authorities will be supervising that the decreed measures are fully complied with.
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