Question juridique clé
Whether the employee was protected from dismissal under Art. 336c CO as of 2001-12-07 despite continuing to work and not immediately informing the employer.
Solution extraite
Yes. The medically established incapacity triggered the protection period even though the employee kept working and did not immediately disclose the certificate.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the protection against dismissal applies once a qualifying illness is established; the condition need not make work absolutely impossible, only sufficiently serious to prevent a new job at the end of notice. The factual finding of incapacity bound the Federal Court.