Employee's claim against employer for legal costs in labor dispute was allowed with partial cost reimbursement.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Supreme Court of Finland allowed the employee's claim for legal costs against the employer regarding a labor dispute. The case was procedurally unclear under the Code of Judicial Procedure, yet the employer had a justified reason to participate in the proceedings. Consequently, the court ruled that the employer must partially reimburse the employee's legal expenses despite the procedural ambiguity.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IACode of Judicial Procedure Chapter 21 Section 8a; When a labor dispute case is legally unclear under the Code of Judicial Procedure, the employer must partially reimburse the employee's legal costs if they had a justified reason to participate in the proceedings.
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Työntekijän työnantajaansa vastaan ajama työsuhdesaatavia koskeva kanne oli hyväksytty. Asia oli oikeudenkäymiskaaren 21 luvun 8 a §:ssä tarkoitetulla tavalla oikeudellisesti niin epäselvä, että työnantajalla oli ollut perusteltu syy oikeudenkäyntiin. Korkein oikeus katsoi ratkaisustaan ilmenevillä perusteilla, että työnantajan tuli kuitenkin korvata työntekijän oikeudenkäyntikulut osittain.
OK 21 luku 8 a §