KKO 14/1995
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Supreme Court allows employee wage claim interest in employer bankruptcy under specific priority rules.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland allowed the employee's claim for interest on unpaid wages in the employer's bankruptcy proceedings. The court found that under the Bankruptcy Act, wage claims enjoy a specific priority status that extends to accrued interest. Consequently, the court ruled that the interest must be paid in accordance with the statutory priority order for bankruptcy claims.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedBankruptcy Act s. 10; Bankruptcy Act s. 11: In employer bankruptcy, employee wage claims including accrued interest are granted priority payment over general unsecured creditors according to the statutory order of precedence.
Keywords
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bankruptcy priority
employee wage claims
accrued interest
supreme court ruling
finland bankruptcy law
Cited Legislation
AI generatedBankruptcy Act s. 10
Bankruptcy Act s. 11
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Full text
Kysymys työpalkkasaataville maksettavan koron etuoikeudesta työnantajan konkurssissa.
MJL 9 § 1 mom 1 kohta
MJL 4 §