In Chile, an unusual case took place, when an administrative worker Dan Consorcio Industrial de Alimentos He accidentally received an amount that exceeded his normal wage more than 300 times. He then left the job and refused to return the money. The court ruled that they do not have to return them.
The man who worked as an assistant, you Normally earned about 500,000 Chilean pesos (about 445 euros) per month. In May 2022, however, the company accidentally sent him 165 million pesos (approximately 147 000 euros). According to the company’s management, the employee initially agreed to return the money when he negotiated with the HR department. Three days later, however, he gave notice.
This started a legal dispute that lasted three years. Managers accused the man of theft, for which he was threatened with a fine and up to 540 days of imprisonment. However, the judge in Santiago dismissed the accusation On the grounds that it is not a theft, but an unauthorized enrichment. According to the court, this act is not a criminal offense and therefore it could not be prosecuted.
However, the company stated that it does not give up efforts to recover money back. “We will take all possible legal steps, in particular we will apply for a decision to cancel the judgment in order to investigate the decision,” the company wrote for Diario Finaniero in a statement.
