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KKO 4330/1997 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed late damages claim under Employment Contracts Act and set interest start date.

Case Number KKO 4330/1997
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the employee's claim for damages for premature termination filed after the lower court's judgment. The employee argued for compensation under Section 51 of the Employment Contracts Act, while the employer contested the timeliness and interest calculations. The court ruled that the claim was inadmissible due to the procedural delay and established the specific date for interest accrual.

Legislator headnote

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TSL 51 § 1 mom; KorkoL 9 §: A claim for damages for premature termination under the Employment Contracts Act must be filed within the statutory limitation period, and interest begins to accrue from the date the debt became due.

Keywords

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premature termination damages statute of limitations interest accrual date employment contracts act procedural timeliness supreme court review inadmissible claim

Cited Legislation

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Section 51, paragraph 1 of the Employment Contracts Act
Section 9 of the Act on Interest on Debts

Cited Case Law

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KKO 1997:196
Supreme Court reduces damages for wrongful dismissal by deducting unemployment benefits and limits interest to post-judgment date.
KKO 1997:197
Supreme Court allows partial appeal on interest start date but rejects VAT claim against employer for state lawyer fees.
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kko-other_1997_4328
Supreme Court held that employer's damages claim for early termination under Employment Act is not premature post-judgment.
kko-other_1997_4326
Supreme Court allows employee's damages claim for premature termination and sets interest start date under Labor Code.
kko-other_2018_1055
Supreme Court allows delayed interest from three months after judgment under KML 203 and KorkoL 4.
appeal_1986_helsinki__2524
Court awarded 16% interest on 1982 damages claims as they were not delayed under the Interest Act.
kko-other_1997_4327
Supreme Court held that damages for premature termination under Employment Contracts Act s. 51(1) are not premature post-judgment.

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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 §