Key legal question
Whether the employer owed salary, pro rata 13th salary, and vacation pay for January and February 2004 despite alleged lack of service offer.
Extracted holding
The employee had repeatedly offered his services and the employer could not in good faith infer a refusal to work; salary and related benefits remained due.
Extracted reasoning
Given the atypical work arrangement, the employee’s repeated emails, the employer’s failure to clarify or respond consistently, and the later release from work duty, the employee was not in contractual default. After dismissal, the employer also had to allow time to seek new employment.