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Portuguese court dismisses bank employee dismissal claim due to false address and financial fraud. Dismissed. A bank employee was dismissed for just cause after filling out a form with a non-existent police number and falsely claiming ownership of assets worth tens of thousands of contos belonging to a stranger. The court ruled that these actions, combined with moving checks related to proposed deductions, constituted serious financial harm to the bank, validating the termination under the relevant decree-law. The decision establishes that such deceptive conduct and financial damage justify immediate dismissal without prior warning. The judgment emphasizes the severity of fabricating personal details and misrepresenting assets in a banking context. This case clarifies the threshold for 'just cause' in Portuguese labor law regarding employee dishonesty. The ruling serves as a precedent for banks facing similar fraud allegations from staff members.

Case Number 97S072
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the appeal regarding the dismissal of a bank employee for just cause. The employee had filled out a form listing a non-existent police number and falsely claimed ownership of assets worth tens of thousands of contos belonging to a stranger, while also moving checks related to proposed deductions. The court determined that these actions caused serious financial harm to the bank and constituted sufficient grounds for termination under the applicable decree-law. Consequently, the dismissal was upheld as the employee's conduct violated fundamental duties of honesty and trust required in the banking profession.

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DESPEDIMENTO COM JUSTA CAUSA BANCÁRIO

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bank employee dismissal just cause termination financial fraud false address declaration asset misrepresentation labor law Portugal serious misconduct

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Art. 9 n.º 1 e 2 alíneas d) e e) do Decreto-Lei 64-A/89, de 27 de Fevereiro

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00032823

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199710290000724

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 954/85

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/2CE8AFE562FDA49B802568FC003B5A1F?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Constituem fundamento de despedimento com justa causa, nos termos do artigo 9 ns. 1 e 2 alíneas d) e e) do Decreto-Lei 64-A/89, de 27 de Fevereiro, os factos de um trabalhador bancário ter preenchido uma ficha de informação indicando na morada um número de polícia que não existe e referir a existência de bens no valor de algumas dezenas de milhares de contos relativamente a alguém que ninguém conhece, e de como agente de uma empresa intervir num contrato com um indivíduo cujo telefone é o seu, posteriormente ao que ainda movimentou letras referentes a descontos propostos pelo mesmo indivíduo, causando com isso lesões patrimoniais sérias ao Banco de que é empregado.