Section 583.- If the employee wilfully disobeys or habitually neglects the lawful commands of his employer, absents himself from service, is guilty of gross misconduct, or otherwise acts in a manner incompatible with the due and faithful discharge of his duty, he may be dismissed by the employer without notice or compensation.

 

Section 584.- If a hire of services is one in which the personality of the employer forms an essential part such contract is extinguished by the death of the employer.

 

Section 585.- If a hire of services comes to the end, the employee is entitled to a certificate as to the length and nature of his services.

 

Section 586.- If the employee has been brought from elsewhere at the expense of the employer, the employer is bound, when the hire of service comes to an end, unless otherwise provided in the contract, to pay the cost of the return journey, provided that :

                (1) The contract has not been terminated or extinguished by reason of the act or fault of the employee, and

                (2) The employee returns within a reasonable time to the place from which he has been brought.

 

TITLE VII

HIRE OF WORK

 

Section 587.- A hire of work is a contract whereby a person, called the contractor, agrees to accomplish a definite work for another person, called the employer, who agrees to pay him a remuneration of the result of the work.

 

Section 588.- Tools or instruments which are necessary for the execution of the work are to be supplied by the contractor.

 

Section 589.- If the materials for the work are to be supplied by the contractor, the contractor shall supply materials of good quality.

 

Section 590.- If the materials are to be supplied by the employer, the contractor shall use them carefully and without waste. He shall return the surplus after the work is completed.

 

Section 591.- If the defect or the delay in the work originates form the nature of the materials supplied by the employer, or from instructions given by him, the contractor is not liable, unless the contractor knew of the unfitness of the materials or the impropriety of instructions, and did not give notice of it.

 

Section 592.- The contractor is bound to allow the employer or his agents to inspect the work during its execution.