Key legal question
Whether the employee's refusal to wear the mandatory safety helmet constituted just cause for immediate dismissal under employment law.
Extracted holding
Yes. The refusal, despite express instructions and the safety risk involved, destroyed the required relationship of trust and justified immediate termination.
Extracted reasoning
The employee knowingly ignored safety instructions, exposed himself to an obvious danger, and stated he would not work eight hours a day with the helmet. In these circumstances, no prior warning was required and the employer could terminate without delay.