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KHO:2001:29 AI generated

Severance pay statute of limitations begins when pay becomes due, not when court confirms entitlement.

Case Number KHO:2001:29
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Administrative Court allowed the claim for severance pay, ruling that the three-month limitation period started when the pay became due one month after termination. Although the employee's right to the pay was only confirmed by a later court decision, the statutory deadline had already expired at that time. The court held that the limitation period is triggered by the accrual of the debt, not by the subsequent judicial validation of the entitlement.

Legislator headnote

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Palkkaturvalaki 5 §; Työsopimuslaki 38 a § 1 mom.: The limitation period for claiming severance pay as salary begins when the payment becomes due upon termination of the employment relationship, regardless of when a court subsequently confirms the employee's right to that pay.

Keywords

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severance pay statute of limitations employment termination salary claim accrual of debt

Cited Legislation

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Palkkaturvalaki 5 §
Työsopimuslaki 38 a § 1 mom. (125/1984)
Työsopimuslaki 38 a § 1 mom. (125/1984)
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Yhden kuukauden irtisanomisajan palkan katsottiin erääntyneen kuukauden kuluttua työsuhteen päättymisestä siten, että sen maksamista palkkaturvana oli haettava kolmen kuukauden kuluessa tuosta erääntymisestä, vaikka työntekijän oikeus irtisanomisajan palkkaan vahvistettiin vasta myöhemmin annetulla tuomioistuimen päätöksellä.

Palkkaturvalaki 5 §

Työsopimuslaki 38 a § 1 mom. (125/1984)