Dismissed: Employee's claim for severance pay loss due to employer bankruptcy was rejected by the Supreme Court.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the employee's claim for damages regarding lost severance pay following the employer's bankruptcy. The employee argued that the employer's insolvency prevented the payment of statutory severance wages, while the employer contended that the statutory obligation to pay such wages was extinguished upon bankruptcy proceedings. The court ruled that the statutory right to severance pay does not survive the employer's bankruptcy, thereby rejecting the claim for damages.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedTSL 41 § 1 mom; TSL 42 § 2 mom: The statutory right to severance pay is extinguished upon the employer's bankruptcy, and no damages can be claimed for its non-payment.
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Kysymys lomautetulle työntekijälle irtisanomisajan palkan menettämisestä aiheutuneen vahingon korvaamisesta työnantajan joutuessa konkurssiin.
Ks. KKO:1994:12
TSL 41 § 1 mom
TSL 42 § 2 mom