Analysis of the regulatory and jurisprudential evolution of responsible labor because of the employer in colombia

Abstract

Th is scientifi c paper was performed in order to know what has been the position of our Honorable Supreme Court, Labour Court of Cassation regarding solidarity that must exist against payment of full compensation for damages in case of accidents will be referred to the relevant sentences issued by the High Court from the year 1994 to date, in relation to employees in mission accidents, considering that when Article 216 of the Labor Code, refers to the employer’s fault, guilt must be proven conclusively, it is referring to both the individual as a legal person or entity who has the status of employer, which, as the Court has said, “takes advantage of the actions of their subordinates and so they should bear the risks of the company which include facts arising from the misdirection of an agent”.