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