Supreme Court held that employer's damages claim for early termination under Employment Act is not premature post-judgment.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court ruled that an employer's claim for damages under Section 51 of the Employment Act is not premature after a lower court judgment. The employer argued that the claim for lost earnings should be dismissed as premature, while the employee contended for its validity. The court decided the claim is permissible because the statutory right to damages arises immediately upon termination, regardless of pending litigation.
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AI generatedSection 51 of the Employment Act; Section 9 of the Interest Act: The right to claim damages for wrongful termination is not premature after a lower court judgment, and interest accrues from the date of 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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