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Portuguese labor law confirms termination rights without employer fault for unpaid wages under Law 17/86.

Case Number 9341297
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto confirmed the lower court's decision allowing the employee to terminate the contract due to unpaid wages. The employee argued that non-payment justified immediate dismissal, while the employer contended that fault was required for such a remedy. The court ruled that the statutory right to rescind under Law 17/86 is independent of the employer's culpability regarding the salary arrears.

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CONTRATO DE TRABALHO RESCISÃO PELO TRABALHADOR SALÁRIO FALTA DE PAGAMENTO CULPA DA ENTIDADE PATRONAL

Keywords

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Labor Contract Termination Unpaid Wages Remedy Employer Fault Requirement Portuguese Labor Law Statutory Rescission Right

Cited Legislation

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Lei 17/86 de 14 de Junho de 1986, Artigo 3, n.º 1

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ de 24 de Maio de 1989
AC RL de 10 de Junho de 1993
AC RL de 11 de Agosto de 1995

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00019435

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199609239341297

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 235/93-1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T TRAB PORTO 4J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/5FECB2BEF87D8A088025686B0066DADE?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A rescisão do contrato de trabalho prevista na Lei 17/86, e a consequente satisfação dos direitos do trabalhador, não está condicionada

à existência de culpa da entidade patronal pela falta de pagamento dos salários.