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Disobedience to a legitimate employer order under jus variandi constitutes just cause for dismissal if the labor relationship becomes impossible.

Case Number 002730
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the appeal regarding the termination of a labor contract due to the employee's refusal to follow a legitimate instruction. The employer argued that the worker's disobedience violated the principle of 'jus variandi' and failed the objective standard of a 'good father of a family.' The court held that such disobedience justifies dismissal only when it renders the continuation of the labor relationship impossible.

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JUSTA CAUSA DE DESPEDIMENTO DESOBEDIÊNCIA ORDEM LEGÍTIMA JUS VARIANDI

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jus variandi just cause dismissal legitimate employer order good father of family labor relationship impossibility

Cited Legislation

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Decreto-Lei n. 372-A/75, de 16 de Julho, art. 12, n.os 5 e 6

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00007501

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199101160027304

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 5792/89

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2AFDBE5CFEFF3E28802568FC003BA8A7?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A desobediência do trabalhador a ordem legítima, dada no uso do "jus variandi", apreciada segundo critério objectivo próprio de "um bom pai de família" ou do "empregador normal", dentro de parâmetros dos ns. 5 e 6 do artigo 12 do Decreto-Lei n. 372-A/75, de 16 de Julho, constitui justa causa de despedimento, se torne impossível a manutenção da relação laboral.