Court allows employer damages claim when employee fails to return unemployment benefits under employment act.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland allowed the employer's claim for damages based on the employee's failure to return unemployment benefits. The court found that the employee had received benefits while employed, creating a debt that was not returned upon termination. Consequently, the court ruled that the employer could claim damages under the relevant employment act provisions for this breach of duty.
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AI generatedTSL 42 a § 1 mom; TSL 51 § 1 mom: An employer may claim damages from an employee for the return of unemployment benefits received during employment if the employee fails to fulfill the obligation to return such funds upon termination of the employment relationship.
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Kysymys työntekijän työttömyyskassasta saamien työttömyyspäivärahojen ottamisesta huomioon työnantajan työntekijälle työsopimuslain 42 a §:n 1 momentin mukaisen takaisinottovelvollisuuden laiminlyönnistä työsopimuslain 51 §:n 1 momentin nojalla suoritettavaa vahingonkorvausta määrättäessä.
Ks. KKO:1995:215 KKO:1996:135
TSL 42 a § 1 mom
TSL 51 § 1 mom