The Cour de cassation upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal – An engineer employed by a company, was dismissed for serious misconduct. His employer alleged that he had deliberately sabotaged a potential project by informing a client that he would refuse to manage the project if it required travel to the Middle East, citing personal safety concerns due to his Jewish faith – The court of appeal found the engineers dismissal to be without real and serious cause, ruling that his actions were not misconduct – The court reasoned that the engineer had previously alerted a company representative about the safety risks due to his religious identity and that there was no evidence to prove that his actions caused the loss of the project for the company – The court concluded that Mr. X had not failed to fulfill his contractual obligations as he had responded genuinely to the client’s inquiries.   Art. L. 1234-1, L. 122-6, L. 1234-5, L. 122-8 du Code du travail