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KKO 2448/2017 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed claim for damages for loss of employment and distress due to employer's failure to provide positive reference.

Case Number KKO 2448/2017
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for damages regarding loss of employment and personal distress against their former employer. The plaintiff argued that the employer caused harm by refusing to provide a positive employment reference and by giving negative references to other companies where the plaintiff sought new work. The court held that the employer's actions did not meet the legal threshold for liability as they did not violate any statutory duty or contractual obligation requiring a positive reference.

Legislator headnote

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Employment Act 559/2017; Liability Act 1040/2003: An employer is not liable for damages for loss of employment or personal distress merely by failing to provide a positive employment reference or by providing negative references to prospective employers, absent a breach of statutory or contractual duty.

Keywords

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employment damages claim loss of employment personal distress employment reference employer liability breach of duty corporate negligence

Cited Legislation

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Employment Act 559/2017
Liability Act 1040/2003
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A vaati entiseltä työnantajaltaan vahingonkorvausta työansion menetyksestä ja kärsimyksestä. Kanteensa perusteina A esitti, että työnantaja oli laiminlyönyt antaa hänelle arvolauseen sisältävän työtodistuksen hänen pyynnöstään huolimatta sekä sen, että työnantaja oli antanut A:sta kielteisiä lausuntoja muille alan yrityksille, joista A oli hakenut työtä. Näin menetellessään entinen työnantaja oli A:n mukaan vaikeuttanut hänen työnhakuaan ja aiheuttanut hänelle korvattavaa vahinkoa. Kysymys korvausvastuun edellytyksistä.