Question juridique clé
Whether the employee could be placed under a new probation period after moving between two hospitals belonging to the same employer entity.
Solution extraite
No. Because both hospitals belonged to the same employer entity and the employee performed the same work, a new three-month probation period could not be imposed.
Motifs extraits
Probation under Art. 335b CO presupposes a new contractual relationship. Here the employee had already worked for the same employer entity for over twenty years; treating the move as a new hire would circumvent dismissal protection.