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Apprenticeship Contract Formal Defects Nullify Agreement

Case Number 11 05 32 1
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Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
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The court qualified a contract for training as a hairdresser as an apprenticeship contract under the Code of Obligations (OR) rather than a mere instruction contract, based on the contract's focus on practical training over theory and its required duration for a final assessment. Because the agreement was deemed a contract of apprenticeship, it was subject to the strict formal requirements of Art. 344a OR, necessitating that all elements listed in paragraph 2, including remuneration, probationary period, working hours, and vacation, be in writing for validity. Since the written documentation failed to specify these crucial terms, the contract was declared void due to a formal defect, leading the relationship to be treated as a valid employment until termination, requiring the payment of presumed wages to the trainee.

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Art. 344 und 344a Abs. 1 und 2 OR. Qualifizierung eines Ausbildungsvertrages für Damen- und Herrencoiffeuse als Lehrvertrag und nicht als Unterrichtsvertrag. Im Lehrvertrag bedürfen alle in Art. 344a Abs. 2 OR aufgeführten Vertragsgegenstände der Schriftform. | OR (Obligationenrecht)

Keywords

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apprenticeship contract validity of contract employment relationship formal defects termination agreement remuneration of work

Cited Legislation

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Art. 344a Abs. 2 OR
Im Lehrvertrag bedürfen alle in Art. 344a Abs. 2 OR aufgeführten Vertragsgegenstände der Schriftform.
Art. 18 OR
Art. 344 OR
Leitsatz: · Art. 344 und 344a Abs.
Art. 344a Abs. 1 OR
Im Lehrvertrag bedürfen alle in Art. 344a Abs.
Art. 344a OR
Im Lehrvertrag bedürfen alle in Art. 344a Abs.
Art. 11 OR
Art. 11 Abs. 2 OR
Cited as the general provision stipulating that the formal defect (of the apprenticeship contract) results in the nullity of the contract.
Art. 320 Abs. 3 OR
Applied because the contract was deemed invalid due to a formal defect, regulating the treatment of the relationship until termination.

Cited Case Law

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4C.226/2006
Hairdressing Trainee Wages Dispute: De Facto Vocational Training Relationship
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7Q 19 3
Vocational Training Contract Termination Upheld Due to Performance Failure and Loss of Trust
7H 22 191
Contract Award Evaluation of Apprentice Employment Criterion Validity
11 08 130
Suretyship Validity and Contractual Interpretation
11 08 115
Hairdresser's Wage Classification and Calculation of Underpayment
11 98 12
Construction Payment Dispute Over Contractual Guarantee Requirements

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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Art. 344 und 344a Abs. 1 und 2 OR

These articles establish the legal basis for qualifying the contract as a contract of apprenticeship and outline the formal requirements (written form) for its validity.

Art. 320 Abs. 3 OR

Applied because the contract was deemed invalid due to a formal defect, regulating the treatment of the relationship until termination.

Art. 11 Abs. 2 OR

Cited as the general provision stipulating that the formal defect (of the apprenticeship contract) results in the nullity of the contract.

Art. 355 OR

Cited in conjunction with Art. 320 Abs. 3 OR to determine the consequences of the invalidity of an apprenticeship contract.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · I. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · OR (Obligationenrecht)

Entscheiddatum: · 05.04.2006

Fallnummer: · 11 05 32.1

LGVE: · 2006 I Nr. 19

Leitsatz: · Art. 344 und 344a Abs. 1 und 2 OR. Qualifizierung eines Ausbildungsvertrages für Damen- und Herrencoiffeuse als Lehrvertrag und nicht als Unterrichtsvertrag. Im Lehrvertrag bedürfen alle in Art. 344a Abs. 2 OR aufgeführten Vertragsgegenstände der Schriftform.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.