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Helsingin HO 11.12.1985 751 AI generated

Court allows partial refund of excessive night and Sunday work allowances due to reliance on past payments.

Case Number Helsingin HO 11.12.1985 751
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Court of Appeal dismissed the municipality's request for full repayment of excessive night and Sunday work allowances paid to municipal guards. Employees argued they reasonably relied on the municipality's consistent past practice of paying these allowances without explicit calculation details. The court ruled that while the payments were legally excessive, the employees' good faith reliance justified a partial refund rather than full restitution.

Legislator headnote

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Section 3 of the Act on the Limitation of Liability for Unjust Enrichment; where a recipient of excessive payments has a legitimate expectation based on the payer's established practice, the court may order only a partial return to balance unjust enrichment against reliance interests.

Keywords

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unjust enrichment reliance interest partial restitution municipal employment work allowances good faith limitation of liability

Cited Legislation

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Section 3 of the Act on the Limitation of Liability for Unjust Enrichment

Cited Case Law

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KKO:1983-II-174
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Kunnan työsopimussuhteisille talonmies-vahtimestareille oli perusteettomasti maksettu ilta- ja sunnuntaityökorvauksia liian suurina. Ottaen huomioon että korvauksia oli maksettu usean vuoden ajalta ja ne oli suoritettu kuukausipalkan yhteydessä kokonaissummana, josta ei ollut käynyt ilmi korvausten laskentaperuste, työntekijät olivat voineet luottaa siihen, että kunta oli maksanut korvaukset voimassa olleiden määräysten mukaisesti. Näistä syistä ja ottaen huomioon kantajien työntekijäaseman laadun ja palkkatason, HO katsoi kohtuulliseksi, että kantajat palauttivat vain osan saamastaan perusteettomasta edusta.

KKO:1983-II-174

Läsnä: Voutilainen, Kurvinen ja Vallinrinne Esittelijä: Leppisaari

KKO:n ratkaisu: Ei valituslupaa Päätös n:o 925/18.3.1986