Questão jurídica principal
Whether the employee's secret audio recording of a conversation with the employer constituted just cause for summary dismissal under Art. 337 OR.
Decisão extraída
Not necessarily. On the concrete circumstances, the hidden recording was not a sufficiently serious breach of duty to justify immediate dismissal without notice.
Fundamentação extraída
Summary dismissal under Art. 337 OR requires a particularly serious breach that destroys or seriously undermines the relationship of trust. Even unlawful acts against the employer require an individualized assessment; blanket rules are impermissible. Secret recording under Art. 179ter StGB is a comparatively lighter offense, the seriousness of which depends on the circumstances and motives. Here, the employee appears to have recorded the meeting to protect himself in a tense situation, and no aggravating circumstances were established.