수원지방법원 | 2018-04-13 | 2017가합15792
법원 판례 기준으로 판결요지와 원문 출처를 내부에서 확인하세요.
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이사 퇴직 시 잔여 임기 연봉 3배 배상금 청구 사건
결과 요약
- 회사는 근로자에게 정관에 따른 배상금 2억 1천만 원 및 지연손해금을 지급함.
사실관계
- 근로자는 2003년경부터 해당 회사의 직원으로 재직하다 2005. 3. 25. 회사의 재경부문 전무이사로 선임되어 3차례 중임 후 2016. 5. 31. 퇴사함.
- 피고 정관은 이사의 임기, 의무, 퇴직금 등을 정하고 있음.
- 근로자는 2014. 3. 25. 중임되어 임기가 개시되었고, 연봉 8,400만 원(월 급여 700만 원)을 지급받음.
- 근로자는 임기만료일인 2017. 3. 25.로부터 10개월 전인 2016. 5. 31. 회사의 요구로 퇴사함.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
근로자가 피고와의 합의 하에 스스로 사임한 것인지 여부
- 법리: 이사의 사임 여부는 당사자의 의사를 종합적으로 고려하여 판단함.
- 법원의 판단:
- 회사는 2016. 4.경부터 재정 악화로 구조조정을 진행하며 원고 등 임원들에게 사직을 권유함.
- 근로자는 사직원에 '구조조정에 따른 해고'라고 기재하였고, 피고 대표이사는 이를 확인하고 결재함.
- 근로자가 투자계약 업무에 관여했으나, 손실에 대한 경영상 책임을 져야 할 위치에 있었다고 볼 객관적 증거가 없음.
- 근로자가 생계유지 수단인 직장을 적절한 보상이나 대책 없이 임기 도중 자발적으로 그만둘 만한 사정이 없음.
- 근로자가 주변 지인들에게 퇴사를 말한 사실만으로 자발적 사임 의사가 있었다고 단정할 수 없음.
- 원고와 피고 대표이사 간 경영상 견해 대립으로 갈등이 깊어졌고, 근로자가 이사 사임등기를 위한 인감 제공을 거부한 점 등을 종합하면, 근로자가 자발적으로 사임한 것이 아니라 회사의 요구에 따라 강제로 퇴사한 것으로 봄이 상당함.
근로자에게 경영상 과오 등 귀책사유가 인정되는지 여부
- 법리: 정관상 배상금 지급 예외 사유인 '이사가 회사의 경영에 중대한 과오를 범하거나 관계법령의 위반으로 귀책사유가 있는 경우'에 해당하는지 여부는 객관적 증거에 의해 판단함.
- 법원의 판단:
- 근로자가 투자계약 업무로 인한 피고 손실에 관하여 경영상 책임을 져야 한다고 볼 만한 객관적 증거가 없음.
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
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수원지방법원 제13민사부 판결
사건: 2017가합15792 손해배상(기) 원고: A 소송대리인 법무법인 다온 담당변호사 성민혁 피고: 주식회사 B 소송대리인 법무법인 퍼스트 담당변호사 정보근, 이혁주 변론종결: 2018. 3. 16. 판결선고: 2018. 4. 13.
1. 피고는 원고에게 210,000,000원 및 이에 대하여 2016. 6. 1.부터 2017. 5. 12.까지는 연 6%의, 그 다음날부터 다 갚는 날까지는 연 15%의 각 비율로 계산한 돈을 지급하라. 2. 소송비용은 피고가 부담한다. 3. 제1항은 가집행할 수 있다.
1. 기초사실 가. 피고는 컴퓨터 주변기기 제조, 소프트웨어 개발 판매 등을 영위하는 회사이고, 원고는 2003년경부터 피고 회사의 직원으로 재직하면서 2005. 3. 25. 피고의 재경부분을 담당하는 전무이사로 선임되어 2008. 3. 14., 2011. 3. 22., 2014. 3. 25., 세 차례에 걸쳐 중임된 후 2016. 5. 31.경 퇴사한 사람이다. 나. 피고의 정관은 이사의 임기와 의무, 퇴직금 등과 관련하여 다음과 같이 정하고 있다. <table_bc id="2_1" src="20220307/83917296afced8c6_table_1.jpg" width="1328" height="634" x_posi
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\ud310\ub2e8\ud568.\n- **\ubc95\uc6d0\uc758 \ud310\ub2e8**:\n- \uc6d0\uace0\uac00 \ud53c\uace0 \uc815\uad00 \uac1c\uc815 \uc5c5\ubb34\ub97c \ub2f4\ub2f9\ud558\uba74\uc11c \uc81c38\uc870 \uc81c3\ud56d\uc744 \uc0ad\uc81c\ud558\uae30\ub85c \ud558\uc600\uc74c\uc5d0\ub3c4 \uc774\ub97c \ub0a8\uaca8\ub450\uc5b4 \ud53c\uace0\ub97c \uae30\ub9dd\ud558\uc600\ub2e4\ub294 \ud53c\uace0 \uc8fc\uc7a5\uc744 \uc778\uc815\ud558\uae30 \ubd80\uc871\ud568.\n- \uc704 \ubc30\uc0c1\uae08 \uaddc\uc815\uc740 \uc6d0\uace0\uac00 \ud1f4\uc0ac \ub2f9\uc2dc \uc9c0\uae09\ubc1b\uc740 \ud1f4\uc9c1\uc5f0\uae08 \ubc0f 1\uac1c\uc6d4 \ubd84\uc758 \uc704\ub85c\uae08\uacfc\ub294 \ubcc4\uac1c\ub85c \uc784\uae30 \uc911 \ud574\uc784\ub41c \uc774\uc0ac\uac00 \uc9c0\uae09\ubc1b\uc744 \uc218 \uc788\ub3c4\ub85d \uc815\ud558\uace0 \uc788\ub294 \uac83\uc774\ubbc0\ub85c, \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \ubc30\uc0c1\uae08 \uccad\uad6c\uac00 \uc2e0\uc758\uc131\uc2e4\uc758 \uc6d0\uce59\uc5d0 \ubc18\ud55c\ub2e4\ub294 \ud53c\uace0 \uc8fc\uc7a5\uc740 \uc774\uc720 \uc5c6\uc74c.\n## \uac80\ud1a0\n- \ubcf8 \ud310\uacb0\uc740 \ud68c\uc0ac\uc758 \uc815\uad00\uc5d0 \uba85\uc2dc\ub41c \uc774\uc0ac \ubc30\uc0c1\uae08 \uc870\ud56d\uc758 \uc720\ud6a8\uc131\uacfc \uc801\uc6a9 \ubc94\uc704\ub97c \uba85\ud655\ud788 \ud568.\n- \ud2b9\ud788, \uc774\uc0ac\uc758 \uc790\ubc1c\uc801 \uc0ac\uc784\uc774 \uc544\ub2cc \ud68c\uc0ac\uc758 \uc694\uad6c\uc5d0 \uc758\ud55c \ud1f4\uc0ac\uc784\uc744 \uc785\uc99d\ud558\ub294 \uc0ac\uc2e4\uad00\uacc4\uc640 \uc99d\uac70\uc758 \uc911\uc694\uc131\uc744 \uac15\uc870\ud568.\n- \uc774\uc0ac\uc758 \uadc0\ucc45\uc0ac\uc720, \uc815\uad00 \uc870\ud56d\uc758 \ubb34\ud6a8 \uc5ec\ubd80, \uc2e0\uc758\uce59 \uc704\ubc18 \uc5ec\ubd80 \ub4f1 \ud68c\uc0ac\uac00 \uc8fc\uc7a5\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \ub2e4\uc591\ud55c \ubc29\uc5b4 \ub17c\ub9ac\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \ubc95\uc6d0\uc774 \uad6c\uccb4\uc801\uc778 \uc0ac\uc2e4\uad00\uacc4\ub97c \ubc14\ud0d5\uc73c\ub85c \ud310\ub2e8\ud55c \uc0ac\ub840\uc784.\n- \uc774\uc0ac \ud574\uc784 \uc2dc \uc815\uad00\uc5d0 \ub530\ub978 \ubc30\uc0c1\uae08 \uc9c0\uae09 \uc758\ubb34\ub97c \ud68c\ud53c\ud558\ub824\ub294 \uc2dc\ub3c4\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \ubc95\uc6d0\uc774 \uc5c4\uaca9\ud55c \uae30\uc900\uc744 \uc801\uc6a9\ud558\uace0 \uc788\uc74c\uc744 \ubcf4\uc5ec\uc90c."}
- 회사가 제출한 증거만으로는 근로자가 경영상 중대한 과오를 범하거나 이사의 선관주의 의무를 위반한 잘못이 있다고 인정하기 부족함.
피고 정관 제38조 제3항 후문이 무효인지 여부
- 법리:
- 상법 제388조는 이사의 보수를 정관 또는 주주총회의 결의로 정하도록 함.
- 회사의 정관으로 임기 중 사임 또는 해임된 이사에 대하여 배상금을 지급하도록 정한 것을 일률적으로 무효라고 할 수 없음.
- 주주총회의 이사 해임권한을 본질적으로 침해하는지 여부는 회사의 규모, 임원의 수, 임기, 급여, 배상액 산정 기준 등을 종합적으로 고려하여 판단함.
- 법원의 판단:
- 근로자가 자발적으로 사임한 것이 아니므로, 자발적 사임 시에도 거액의 배상금을 지급하도록 한 정관 조항이 부당하다는 피고 주장은 이유 없음.
- 해당 회사의 규모, 임원의 수와 임기 및 급여, 배상액 산정 기준 등을 고려할 때, 위 정관 제38조 제3항 후문 규정이 상법 제382조 제1항, 제385조 제1항 본문이 정하고 있는 주주총회의 이사 해임권한을 본질적으로 침해하여 효력이 부정되어야 한다고 보기 어려움.
관련 판례 및 법령
- 상법 제382조 제1항: 이사는 주주총회에서 선임한다.
- 상법 제385조 제1항: 이사는 언제든지 주주총회의 특별결의로 해임할 수 있다. 그러나 이사의 임기를 정한 경우에 정당한 이유 없이 해임된 이사는 회사에 대하여 해임으로 인한 손해의 배상을 청구할 수 있다.
- 상법 제388조: 이사의 보수는 정관에 다른 규정이 없으면 주주총회의 결의로 이를 정한다.
근로자가 피고 정관 제38조 제3항의 적용대상인지 여부
- 법원의 판단: 근로자는 피고