Key legal question
Whether the employer had just cause for immediate dismissal under employment law after the employee took leave.
Extracted holding
No just cause was shown; the employee had not been clearly instructed that his presence was indispensable or that leave was refused in a way justifying immediate dismissal.
Extracted reasoning
The employer's arguments attacked factual findings and evidence assessment, which are not open in reform appeal. The dismissal letter, issued only on the first day of absence, could not prove prior notice to the employee; the warning concerned overtime refusals, not unauthorized leave.