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Employee Communication During Notice Period Does Not Justify Immediate Dismissal Absent Enforceable Non-Compete Clause

Case Number 11 08 103
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Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
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The court confirmed that an employer has an elevated burden to justify immediate dismissal when an employment relationship has already been terminated by notice, finding that an employee informing clients they are no longer working for the employer, and providing a single unpaid service during the notice period, does not constitute a breach of the duty of fidelity warranting immediate termination. Furthermore, the court reasoned that the non-competition clause found in the relevant collective bargaining agreement requires a written agreement within the individual employment contract to be valid, and since the employer failed to prove the employee violated any actionable post-contractual obligations or that any enforceable non-compete terms existed, the immediate dismissal was without just cause.

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Art. 337 und 340 Abs 1 OR; Art. 19 Abs. 4 GAV für das Coiffeurgewerbe. Erhöhte Anforderungen an die fristlose Entlassung, wenn das Arbeitsverhältnis bereits gekündigt ist. Die Mitteilung an Kunden, nicht mehr für die Arbeitgeberin tätig zu sein, ist keine Treuepflichtverletzung und kein Grund zur fristlosen Entlassung; ebenso wenig die einmalige unentgeltliche Coiffeurleistung an einer Kundin während der Freistellungsdauer. Art. 19 Abs. 4 des GAV für das Coiffeurgewerbe enthält ein Konkurrenzverbot, welches zu seiner Gültigkeit der schriftlichen Abrede im individuellen Arbeitsvertrag bedarf. | OR (Obligationenrecht)

Keywords

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termination without notice employment contracts breach of duty non-competition clause unfair dismissal effective clause in collective agreements

Cited Legislation

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Art. 19 Abs. 4 GAV
337 und 340 Abs 1 OR; Art. 19 Abs. 4 GAV für das Coiffeurgewerbe.
Art. 321a OR
Art. 340 OR
This article was used to determine the validity requirement (written agreement) for the non-competition clause established in Art. 19 para. 4 of the GAV.
Art. 337 OR
This article formed the core legal basis for assessing whether there was a valid ground for the immediate termination of the employment contract.
Art. 19 Abs. 4 GAV für das Coiffeurgewerbe
This provision of the collective bargaining agreement was examined to determine if its violation constituted grounds for immediate dismissal or if it required a written contract addendum.
AI generated
11 98 66
Non-Compete Breach Justifies Termination; Penalty Reduced Due to Hardship
11 07 116 2
Non-Compete Clause Enforceability in Mutually Agreed Termination with Reciprocal Concessions
1B 12 9
Non-Compete Enforcement with Indemnity Agreement
11 07 116 1
Validity of Non-Compete Clause After Mutual Termination Agreement

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Art. 337 OR

This article formed the core legal basis for assessing whether there was a valid ground for the immediate termination of the employment contract.

Art. 340 OR

This article was used to determine the validity requirement (written agreement) for the non-competition clause established in Art. 19 para. 4 of the GAV.

Art. 19 Abs. 4 GAV für das Coiffeurgewerbe

This provision of the collective bargaining agreement was examined to determine if its violation constituted grounds for immediate dismissal or if it required a written contract addendum.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · I. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · OR (Obligationenrecht)

Entscheiddatum: · 17.02.2009

Fallnummer: · 11 08 103

LGVE: · 2009 I Nr. 15

Leitsatz: · Art. 337 und 340 Abs 1 OR; Art. 19 Abs. 4 GAV für das Coiffeurgewerbe. Erhöhte Anforderungen an die fristlose Entlassung, wenn das Arbeitsverhältnis bereits gekündigt ist. Die Mitteilung an Kunden, nicht mehr für die Arbeitgeberin tätig zu sein, ist keine Treuepflichtverletzung und kein Grund zur fristlosen Entlassung; ebenso wenig die einmalige unentgeltliche Coiffeurleistung an einer Kundin während der Freistellungsdauer. Art. 19 Abs. 4 des GAV für das Coiffeurgewerbe enthält ein Konkurrenzverbot, welches zu seiner Gültigkeit der schriftlichen Abrede im individuellen Arbeitsvertrag bedarf.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.