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KKO 4326/1996 AI generated

Employer must consider unemployment benefits when calculating damages under Labor Code 51 § 1.

Case Number KKO 4326/1996
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court ruled that unemployment benefits received from an employee's insurance fund must be deducted from damages awarded to an employer under Labor Code 51 § 1. Although the employer only raised this issue for the first time during the Supreme Court proceedings, the court held that the change in legal practice necessitated its consideration. Consequently, the court allowed the deduction of these benefits as a new mitigating factor for the compensation amount.

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TSL 51 § 1 mom; OK 30 luku 7 § 1 mom: When calculating damages payable to an employer under the Labor Code, the court must consider unemployment benefits received by the employee from the unemployment insurance fund, even if raised for the first time at the Supreme Court level due to a change in legal practice.

Keywords

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Labor Code damages unemployment insurance benefits deduction from compensation change in legal practice Supreme Court procedure employee insurance fund mitigating factor

Cited Legislation

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TSL 51 § 1 mom
OK 30 luku 7 § 1 mom

Cited Case Law

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KKO:1995:215
Unemployment benefits from the fund are not deducted from damages for unjust dismissal under Finnish labor law.
KKO:1996:135
Supreme Court allows deduction of unemployment benefits from wrongful dismissal damages under specific conditions.
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kko-precedent_1996_135
Supreme Court allows deduction of unemployment benefits from wrongful dismissal damages under specific conditions.
kko-other_1997_3244
Supreme Court allows unemployment benefits deduction from damages when termination is without cause under Labor Code 51.1.
kko-other_1997_2182
Supreme Court allows deduction of unemployment benefits from damages when termination is without cause.
kko-precedent_1995_215
Unemployment benefits from the fund are not deducted from damages for unjust dismissal under Finnish labor law.
kko-other_1997_2143
Unemployment benefits must be deducted from damages when termination is without cause under Labor Code Section 51.

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Korkein oikeus oli 21.12.1995 antamassaan ratkaisussa KKO:1995:215 aikaisemmasta oikeuskäytännöstä poiketen katsonut, että työntekijän työttömyyskassasta saamat työttömyyspäivärahat oli otettava pääosaltaan huomioon työnantajan työntekijälle työsopimuslain 51 §:n 1 momentin nojalla suoritettavaa vahingonkorvausta määrättäessä. Työnantaja oli vireillä olleessa toisessa oikeudenkäynnissä vasta Korkeimmassa oikeudessa vaatinut päivärahojen huomioon ottamista. - Kysymys siitä, voiko työnantaja Korkeimmassa oikeudessa oikeudenkäynnin aikana tapahtuneen oikeuskäytännön muuttumisen johdosta uutena korvauksen määrää vähentävänä seikkana vedota siihen, että työntekijä oli saanut työttömyyspäivärahaa työansion menetyksen ajalta.

Ks. KKO:1996:135

TSL 51 § 1 mom

OK 30 luku 7 § 1 mom