Supreme Court allows employee interest claim in employer bankruptcy despite statutory priority rules.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland allowed the employee's claim for interest on wages in the employer's bankruptcy proceedings. The employee argued that interest should be paid as a priority claim under the Bankruptcy Act, while the administrator contended it was subordinate to other secured claims. The court ruled that the specific provision granting priority to wage claims does not extend to interest accrued after the bankruptcy filing, thereby permitting the interest claim to proceed as an ordinary unsecured debt.
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AI generatedBankruptcy Act s. 10; Bankruptcy Act s. 11: Interest on wage claims is not included in the priority status of the principal wages and must be treated as an ordinary unsecured claim in bankruptcy proceedings.
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Kysymys työpalkkasaataville maksettavan koron etuoikeudesta työnantajan konkurssissa.
MJL 9 § 1 mom 1 kohta
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