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KKO 4327/1997 AI generated

Supreme Court held that damages for premature termination under Employment Contracts Act s. 51(1) are not premature post-judgment.

Case Number KKO 4327/1997
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court ruled that an employee's claim for damages under the Employment Contracts Act s. 51(1) for premature termination is not premature even if filed after the lower court's judgment. The court found that the statutory right to compensation arises immediately upon termination, making the claim valid regardless of procedural delays. Consequently, the court allowed the claim and determined that interest payments should commence from the date of termination.

Legislator headnote

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Employment Contracts Act s. 51(1); Employment Contracts Act s. 51(1) establishes that a claim for damages for premature termination is not premature if filed after the lower court's judgment, as the right to compensation arises immediately upon termination.

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premature termination damages employment contracts act interest commencement date lower court judgment statutory compensation claim

Cited Legislation

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Employment Contracts Act s. 51(1)
Interest Act s. 9

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Kysymys siitä, oliko työntekijän työsopimuslain 51 §:n 1 momentin mukainen vahingonkorvausvaatimus laittomasta irtisanomisesta aiheutuneesta ansionmenetyksestä ennenaikainen alioikeuden tuomion jälkeiseltä ajalta. Ks. KKO:1997:196

Kysymys myös siitä, mistä alkaen työntekijän vahingonkorvaussaatavalle oli maksettava viivästyskorkoa. Ks. KKO:1997:196

Vrt. KKO:1997:197

TSL 51 § 1 mom

KorkoL 9 §