c. Failure to take up post and departure without just cause
1 Where the employee fails to take up his post or leaves it without notice without good cause, the employer is entitled to compensation equal to one-quarter of the employee’s monthly salary; in addition he is entitled to damages for any further losses.
2 Where the employer has suffered no losses or lower losses than the value of the compensation stipulated in the previous paragraph, the court may reduce the compensation at its discretion.
3 Where the claim for damages is not extinguished by set-off, it must be asserted by means of legal action or debt enforcement proceedings within 30 days of the failure to take up the post or departure from it, failing which it prescribes.1
1 Amended by No I of the FA of 18 March 1988, in force since 1 Jan. 1989 (AS 1988 1472; BBl 1984 II 551).
2 Repealed by No I of the FA of 18 March 1988, with effect from 1 Jan. 1989 (AS 1988 1472; BBl 1984 II 551).
2. Conséquences
a. Résiliation justifiée
1 Si les justes motifs de la résiliation immédiate du contrat consistent dans son inobservation par l’une des parties, celle-ci doit réparer intégralement le dommage causé, compte tenu de toutes les prétentions découlant des rapports de travail.
2 Dans les autres cas, le juge apprécie librement les conséquences pécuniaires de la résiliation immédiate en tenant compte de toutes les circonstances.
