Court allows union to recover archive materials from employee who lacked right to withhold them from salary.
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AI generatedThe court of appeal ruled in favor of the union's request to recover archive materials used as a source for an employee's salary deduction. The employee, who had no legal authority to withhold the materials from their remuneration, was ordered to return the documents. The decision rests on the principle that an employee cannot unilaterally retain property entrusted to them for work purposes without legal justification.
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AI generatedSection 7 of the Act on the Administration of Public Bodies; An employee entrusted with archive materials for a specific task lacks the right to withhold those materials from their remuneration and must return them upon request.
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Yhdistyksen historiikin kirjoittajalla ei ollut oikeutta pidättää historiikin laatimispalkkiostaan sitä arkistoaineistoa, jonka yhdistys oli hänelle luovuttanut tehtävän suorittamista varten. Virka-apuhakemus, jolla yhdistys vaati kirjoittajaa palauttamaan lähdeaineistona käytetyn arkistomateriaalin, hyväksyttiin (UL 7:14).
Ks. KKO:1966-II-14, KKO:1978-II-118
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