Dismissal by email

23 March 2023

El despido por correo electrónico y la validez del mediodigital como prueba en el proceso social

Due to new technologies, it is increasingly common in the work environment to provide evidence of digital or electronic origin with the purpose of proving certain acts or labor breaches committed by both employees and by the companies themselves (digital proof).

However, the question or mystery arises about the sufficient legal basis to consider this evidence as valid or effective as a means of proof in a labor trial, and if so, what will be the correct way to judicially provide these electronic documents so that acquire full evidentiary value in the judicial process. The Court Ruling STSJ of the Canary Islands of 11/18/2022 raises the possibility of communicating the termination of the contract to the worker through an email and therefore, in practice, raises the validity of said means as evidence in the social trial. .

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