Given the call to “avoid traveling through the city” from the authorities, the Labor Directorate recalled that the upcoming meteorological scenario is not grounds for dismissal, sanctions or reduction in employee remuneration.
Wednesday June 12, 2024 17:49 hrs.
Rain in Santiago. Marcelo Hernandez/Aton Chile
The arrival of new front system has kept the Metropolitan Region (RM) worried. Emphasizing the large amount of water that will fall in the coming hours, local and central government authorities have been deployed on the ground to anticipate different possible problems that may arise with the approaching meteorological event.
During this Wednesday, the Government Spokesperson Minister, Camila Vallejoin the company of the presidential delegate of the RM, Constanza Martinezand the mayor of Pudahuel, Italo Bravowere present in the preventive cleaning tasks on the banks of the Mapocho River.
“It’s going to be an intense weather front. Our city was not built in all sectors to absorb a meteorological event like this and therefore the preventive work that we have been doing in the RM with the winter plan is very important,” Vallejo expressed during the instance.
For her part, the presidential delegate of the Metropolitan Region referred to the plan they will have to deploy during the frontal system in the most critical points.
“There are about 22 Serviu crews, plus 10 hydrojet trucks that will be working, plus all the MOP equipment “They will be in the most critical points of the RM such as San José de Maipo, Talagante, Huechuraba, Quilicura with the issue of flooding of rivers and streams,” Martínez explained.
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A repeated call from the authorities, which delegate Martínez repeated this morning, is for citizens to avoid moving around so much during the time that the heavy rains last. “Self-care is very relevant, if you can avoid traveling through the city it would also be very helpful”, he mentioned.
Faced with this situation, in which many people will have difficulties getting to their workplaces, the Work address ruled and reported that the cause of force majeure, such as this meteorological event, “prevents employers from firing or deducting salaries from workers”.
The DT recalled that the Labor Code and Supreme Decree No. 594 of the Ministry of Health contain articles that protect workers. “It is a situation that, in any case, has to be determined case by case but that, as a general rule, would not be a reason for any type of sanction by the employer,” they reaffirmed.
In the same way, they emphasize that the delay due to situations derived from the meteorological eventsuch as problems in public transport, nor can they be sanctioned by employers in any way.
Expert forecast
The authorities have warned in recent days of a large amount of water falling, along with strong winds and storm surges in various parts of the country. The head of the USS Climate Observatory, Paula Santibanezprovided specific details of the frontal system that will cover the central-southern area of Chile.
“An atmospheric river will be coupled (flow of water vapor in the sky, which increases the intensity of the rain) of great extent, affecting from the Coquimbo region to Aysén,” said the expert.
On the other hand, this would also cause the Andes Mountains to accumulate between 60 and 120 cm of snow between Maule and O’Higgins. This, according to Santibáñez, is “associated with a zero degree isotherm that will vary between 1,800 m in the south and 2,400 m in the central-north”.
The arrival of new front system has kept the Metropolitan Region (RM) worried. Emphasizing the large amount of water that will fall in the coming hours, local and central government authorities have been deployed on the ground to anticipate different possible problems that may arise with the approaching meteorological event.
During this Wednesday, the Government Spokesperson Minister, Camila Vallejoin the company of the presidential delegate of the RM, Constanza Martinezand the mayor of Pudahuel, Italo Bravowere present in the preventive cleaning tasks on the banks of the Mapocho River.
“It’s going to be an intense weather front. Our city was not built in all sectors to absorb a meteorological event like this and therefore the preventive work that we have been doing in the RM with the winter plan is very important,” Vallejo expressed during the instance.
For her part, the presidential delegate of the Metropolitan Region referred to the plan they will have to deploy during the frontal system in the most critical points.
“There are about 22 Serviu crews, plus 10 hydrojet trucks that will be working, plus all the MOP equipment “They will be in the most critical points of the RM such as San José de Maipo, Talagante, Huechuraba, Quilicura with the issue of flooding of rivers and streams,” Martínez explained.
The pronunciation of DT
A repeated call from the authorities, which delegate Martínez repeated this morning, is for citizens to avoid moving around so much during the time that the heavy rains last. “Self-care is very relevant, if you can avoid traveling through the city it would also be very helpful”, he mentioned.
Faced with this situation, in which many people will have difficulties getting to their workplaces, the Work address ruled and reported that the cause of force majeure, such as this meteorological event, “prevents employers from firing or deducting salaries from workers”.
The DT recalled that the Labor Code and Supreme Decree No. 594 of the Ministry of Health contain articles that protect workers. “It is a situation that, in any case, has to be determined case by case but that, as a general rule, would not be a reason for any type of sanction by the employer,” they reaffirmed.
In the same way, they emphasize that the delay due to situations derived from the meteorological eventsuch as problems in public transport, nor can they be sanctioned by employers in any way.
Expert forecast
The authorities have warned in recent days of a large amount of water falling, along with strong winds and storm surges in various parts of the country. The head of the USS Climate Observatory, Paula Santibanezprovided specific details of the frontal system that will cover the central-southern area of Chile.
“An atmospheric river will be coupled (flow of water vapor in the sky, which increases the intensity of the rain) of great extent, affecting from the Coquimbo region to Aysén,” said the expert.
On the other hand, this would also cause the Andes Mountains to accumulate between 60 and 120 cm of snow between Maule and O’Higgins. This, according to Santibáñez, is “associated with a zero degree isotherm that will vary between 1,800 m in the south and 2,400 m in the central-north”.
The arrival of new front system has kept the Metropolitan Region (RM) worried. Emphasizing the large amount of water that will fall in the coming hours, local and central government authorities have been deployed on the ground to anticipate different possible problems that may arise with the approaching meteorological event.
During this Wednesday, the Government Spokesperson Minister, Camila Vallejoin the company of the presidential delegate of the RM, Constanza Martinezand the mayor of Pudahuel, Italo Bravowere present in the preventive cleaning tasks on the banks of the Mapocho River.
“It’s going to be an intense weather front. Our city was not built in all sectors to absorb a meteorological event like this and therefore the preventive work that we have been doing in the RM with the winter plan is very important,” Vallejo expressed during the instance.
For her part, the presidential delegate of the Metropolitan Region referred to the plan they will have to deploy during the frontal system in the most critical points.
“There are about 22 Serviu crews, plus 10 hydrojet trucks that will be working, plus all the MOP equipment “They will be in the most critical points of the RM such as San José de Maipo, Talagante, Huechuraba, Quilicura with the issue of flooding of rivers and streams,” Martínez explained.
The pronunciation of DT
A repeated call from the authorities, which delegate Martínez repeated this morning, is for citizens to avoid moving around so much during the time that the heavy rains last. “Self-care is very relevant, if you can avoid traveling through the city it would also be very helpful”, he mentioned.
Faced with this situation, in which many people will have difficulties getting to their workplaces, the Work address ruled and reported that the cause of force majeure, such as this meteorological event, “prevents employers from firing or deducting salaries from workers”.
The DT recalled that the Labor Code and Supreme Decree No. 594 of the Ministry of Health contain articles that protect workers. “It is a situation that, in any case, has to be determined case by case but that, as a general rule, would not be a reason for any type of sanction by the employer,” they reaffirmed.
In the same way, they emphasize that the delay due to situations derived from the meteorological eventsuch as problems in public transport, nor can they be sanctioned by employers in any way.
Expert forecast
The authorities have warned in recent days of a large amount of water falling, along with strong winds and storm surges in various parts of the country. The head of the USS Climate Observatory, Paula Santibanezprovided specific details of the frontal system that will cover the central-southern area of Chile.
“An atmospheric river will be coupled (flow of water vapor in the sky, which increases the intensity of the rain) of great extent, affecting from the Coquimbo region to Aysén,” said the expert.
On the other hand, this would also cause the Andes Mountains to accumulate between 60 and 120 cm of snow between Maule and O’Higgins. This, according to Santibáñez, is “associated with a zero degree isotherm that will vary between 1,800 m in the south and 2,400 m in the central-north”.
