Questão jurídica principal
Whether the immediate dismissal was unjustified and whether the employee was entitled to compensation under Art. 337c(3) OR.
Decisão extraída
The appeal court held the compensation award was justified because the employer acted with serious fault in summarily dismissing the employee on an unverified allegation without hearing him.
Fundamentação extraída
The employer relied on a serious but unsubstantiated accusation, failed to clarify easily verifiable facts, and gave the employee no chance to respond. This conduct warranted the maximum punitive and compensatory award.