Question juridique clé
Whether the immediate termination of the fixed-term employment contract was justified by good cause
Solution extraite
Yes. The employee's conduct created an appearance of seeking to acquire a competing business, seriously undermining trust and justifying immediate dismissal.
Motifs extraits
Good cause under Art. 337 CO is interpreted restrictively, but the cantonal court could treat the appearance created by the employee, in the conflictual shareholder context and in light of the non-compete clause, as sufficiently serious to destroy the employment relationship of trust.