Employee Relocation Breach of Contract Claim Rejection

An individual, having been hired under an employment contract requiring work at a specific location, unilaterally decided to relocate to another area and subsequently sued the former employer for damages after termination, alleging the employer forced the move by closing the original workplace. The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal, reasoning that the employer's decision to close a specific workplace constituted a modification of the employment contract that the employee was entitled to refuse, but the employee's subsequent unilateral relocation and cessation of work at the original site, without formally contesting the modification or seeking resolution through the proper legal channels, constituted a definitive breach of contract attributable to the employee, thus precluding any claim for damages against the employer.