서울동부지방법원 | 2018-12-13 | 2018가합102223
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주차요금 횡령 직원에 대한 해고의 정당성 인정
결과 요약
- 근로자의 해고무효확인청구 및 임금청구를 모두 기각함.
사실관계
- 회사는 지방공기업으로, 근로자는 2008. 8. 1. 회사에 입사하여 B주차장에서 주차요금 징수 업무를 수행하던 근로자임.
- 회사는 2017. 6. 27. 인사위원회를 개최하여 근로자를 해임하기로 결의하고, 2017. 6. 30. 근로자에게 해임 처분을 통지함.
- 근로자는 해당 해고에 불복하여 재심을 청구하였으나, 회사는 2017. 8. 9. 원심과 동일하게 해임 결의를 하고 2017. 8. 11. 근로자에게 해임 처분을 통지함.
- 회사는 2017. 1. 3.부터 2017. 6. 5.까지 B주차장 주차요금 징수 관련 비위행위에 관하여 자체 감사를 시행함.
- 감사 결과, 근로자를 포함한 9명의 직원이 주차요금 차액을 취득한 비위행위가 적발되었으며, 근로자는 총 3,698건에 대하여 8,580,100원의 차액을 발생시킨 것으로 확인됨.
- 근로자는 감사 과정에서 비위행위 사실과 일부 금액을 개인적으로 사용했음을 인정하였고, 2017. 6. 20. 피고 계좌에 8,580,100원을 입금하여 피해 금액을 변제함.
- 근로자는 2015. 1. 1.부터 2016. 12. 31.까지 주차요금 시스템을 임의 조작하여 8,580,100원을 횡령한 범죄사실로 벌금 100만 원의 약식명령(서울동부지방법원 2017고약12189호)을 받았고, 위 약식명령은 확정됨.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
징계사유의 존부
- 쟁점: 근로자가 주차요금 할인 내역을 임의로 적용하여 차액을 횡령한 비위행위가 인정되는지 여부.
- 법리: 징계사유의 존부는 감사 결과, 당사자의 진술, 관련 형사처분 등을 종합적으로 고려하여 판단함.
- 법원의 판단:
- 근로자의 주차요금 차액 횡령 혐의에 대한 감사 착수 경위, 방법, 결과 및 징계절차의 일련의 과정이 자연스러움.
- 근로자는 감사 과정에서 비위행위 사실과 일부 금액을 개인적으로 사용했음을 인정하였고, 횡령금 전액을 배상함.
- 근로자의 주장처럼 부족한 정산액을 메꾸는 데 사용했다고 보기에는 적발된 건수와 금액이 방대하며, 정당하게 사용했다면 보고하지 않은 이유를 납득하기 어려움.
- 근로자는 동일 혐의로 벌금 100만 원의 약식명령을 받았고, 이는 확정됨.
- 근로자의 주차관리 시스템 개편으로 인한 어려움 주장은, 시스템이 자동화된 사실에 비추어 납득하기 어려우며, 정산 실수로 인한 차액을 메꾸기 위한 행위였다고 하더라도 횡령의 고의가 부정되지 않음.
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서울동부지방법원 제15민사부 판결
사건: 2018가합102223 해고무효확인 원고: A 피고: 서울특별시송파구시설관리공단 변론종결: 2018. 10. 11. 판결선고: 2018. 12. 13.
1. 원고의 청구를 모두 기각한다. 2. 소송비용은 원고가 부담한다.
1. 인정사실 가. 당사자의 지위 피고는 지방공기업법 제76조 및 서울특별시 송파구 시설관리공단 설립 및 운영 조례에 따라 설립된 지방공기업이다. 원고는 2008. 8. 1. 피고에 입사하였고, 해임되기 전에 피고가 관리하는 B주차장에서 주차요금 징수업무를 수행하던 근로자이다. 나. 이 사건 해고 경위 (1) 피고는 2017. 6. 27. 인사위원회를 개최하여 원고를 해임하기로 결의하고, 2017. 6.30. 원고에게 해임 처분을 통지하였다(이하 '이 사건 해고'라 한다). (2) 원고는 이 사건 해고에 불복하여 재심을 청구하였으나,
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- 따라서 근로자가 주차요금 할인 내역을 임의로 적용하여 총 3,698건에 대하여 8,580,100원의 차액을 횡령한 비위행위가 인정됨.
징계양정의 적정성
- 쟁점: 근로자에 대한 해고 처분이 징계권을 일탈·남용한 것인지 여부.
- 법리: 징계양정의 적정성은 근로자의 비위행위의 내용, 정도, 고용관계 지속 가능성, 사용자의 징계양정 기준 등을 종합적으로 고려하여 판단함.
- 법원의 판단:
- 근로자가 주차요금 징수 업무를 수행하면서 3,698건에 대하여 8,580,100원의 차액을 횡령한 비위행위는 사회통념상 고용관계를 계속할 수 없을 정도로 근로자에게 책임 있는 경우에 해당함.
- 회사의 인사규정 시행내규 제51조, [별표 7의2]에 의하면, 100만 원 이상의 공금을 횡령한 경우 '파면, 해임'을 예정하고 있으므로, 해당 해고는 회사의 징계양정 기준에 비추어 적정한 처분임.
- 따라서 해당 해고는 사용자인 회사가 징계권을 일탈·남용하여 이루어진 것이라고 보기 어려움.
관련 판례 및 법령
- 서울특별시 송파구 시설관리공단 설립 및 운영 조례
- 지방공기업법 제76조
- 회사의 인사규정 시행내규 제51조, [별표 7의2]: 100만 원 이상의 공금을 횡령한 경우 '파면, 해임'을 예정함.
검토
- 본 판결은 근로자의 횡령 행위에 대한 징계 해고의 정당성을 인정한 사례임.