Key legal question
Whether the immediate termination on 2000-01-06 was timely after the employer learned of the employee's detention and allegations on 1999-12-24
Extracted holding
The employer had enough information on 1999-12-24 to decide; waiting nine working days was too long for an immediate dismissal.
Extracted reasoning
The facts were sufficiently clear; this was not a case of mere suspicion requiring investigation. The employer could have dismissed immediately or waited for the ordinary notice period, but not delay nearly two weeks while the business remained operational.