Running a business overlapping public duties justifies dismissal under the Public Employees Act due to suspicion of bias.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the employee's cassation appeal to reinstate her employment after the employer terminated her contract citing violations of the Public Employees Act. The court found that running a private business overlapping with her official duties, including her husband's participation in a tender she managed, created sufficient suspicion of bias and self-interest. Consequently, the court ruled that the employer need not prove actual misconduct, only that the circumstances could reasonably raise such suspicions.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 18 of the Act on Public Employees; The running of a business overlapping with public employee duties constitutes a valid ground for dismissal if it creates a possibility of suspicion regarding impartiality or self-interest, without requiring proof of actual misconduct or benefits.