Questão jurídica principal
Whether the dismissal was validly notified on 24 October 2008 despite the employee's refusal to receive the letter.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The written notice entered the employee's sphere of influence when delivery was attempted and refused; the refusal could not prevent effectiveness.
Fundamentação extraída
A termination notice is a receipt-based declaration. Once the signed letter was presented at the workplace and the employee refused it, notification was complete.