KKO 9/1995
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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 relevant bankruptcy law, 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; Wage Act s. 4: In employer bankruptcy, interest on wage claims is treated as part of the wage claim and enjoys the same priority status as principal wages.
Keywords
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bankruptcy priority
wage claims
accrued interest
employee rights
supreme court ruling
Cited Legislation
AI generatedBankruptcy Act s. 10
Wage Act s. 4
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Full text
Kysymys työpalkkasaataville maksettavan koron etuoikeudesta työnantajan konkurssissa.
MJL 9 § 1 mom 1 kohta
MJL 4 §