광주지방법원 목포지원 | 2019-05-22 | 2018가단52137(본소),2018가단5599(반소)
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원문이 아닌 정리본이며, 저장된 요약의 끝부분이 잘려 있을 수 있습니다.
부당해고 기간 동안의 미지급 임금 청구 및 명예훼손, 업무방해로 인한 손해배상 청구 사건
결과 요약
- 회사는 근로자에게 미지급 임금 6,861,696원 및 이에 대한 지연손해금을 지급함.
- 회사의 반소청구(명예훼손 및 업무방해로 인한 위자료 청구)는 기각됨.
사실관계
- 회사는 막구조물 및 철구조물 제작·설치업을 영위하는 회사임.
- 근로자는 2016. 6. 27. 피고 회사에 기술영업부 직원으로 입사함.
- 2016. 12. 5. 회사는 근로자에게 업무능력 부족 및 동료 여직원에 대한 폭언 등을 이유로 구두로 해고 통보(해당 사안 1차 해고)를 함.
- 근로자는 전남지방노동위원회에 부당해고 구제신청을 하였고, 회사는 2017. 2. 6. 근로자에게 복직을 통지하여 2017. 2. 8. 복직함.
- 2017. 3. 8. 회사는 근로자를 무단 외출 및 결근, 경쟁업체 홍보 및 영업활동, 영업실적 저조를 이유로 다시 해고(해당 사안 2차 해고)함.
- 근로자는 부당해고 구제신청을 하였고, 전남지방노동위원회는 2017. 7. 31. 해당 사안 2차 해고가 부당해고임을 인정하는 판정을 하였으며, 중앙노동위원회 재심에서도 기각됨.
- 회사는 2018. 1. 19. 근로자에게 복직명령을 하고, 해당 사안 2차 해고 기간 동안의 임금 상당액을 공탁함.
- 근로자는 복직 이후 언론 제보, 관공서 민원 제기, 동료 직원과의 갈등, 상급자 업무지시 불응 등의 행위를 함.
- 회사는 근로자에게 견책, 경고, 감봉 등의 징계를 한 후 2018. 3. 20. 다시 해고함.
- 근로자의 급여는 월 250만원이며, 회사의 급여 지급일은 매월 말일임.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
해당 사안 1차 해고의 효력 유무 및 미지급 임금의 범위
- 법리: 근로기준법 제27조 제1항, 제2항은 사용자가 근로자를 해고하려면 해고사유와 해고시기를 서면으로 통지하여야 효력이 있다고 규정함.
- 판단:
- 해당 사안 1차 해고 당시 회사가 근로자에게 구두로 해고를 통보한 사실이 인정됨.
- 따라서 해당 사안 1차 해고는 절차적으로 위법하여 무효임.
- 회사는 근로자에게 해당 사안 1차 해고 기간(2016. 12월 ~ 2017. 2월) 동안의 미지급 임금 6,861,696원 및 이에 대한 지연손해금을 지급할 의무가 있음.
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
공식 원문 미확인
1. 피고(반소원고)는 원고(반소피고)에게 6,861,696원 및 이에 대한 2017. 3. 15.부터 2018. 7. 6.까지는 연 5%의, 그 다음날부터 다 갚는 날까지는 연 15%의 각 비율로 계산한 돈을 지급하라. 2. 피고(반소원고)의 반소청구를 기각한다. 3. 소송비용은 본소, 반소를 합하여 피고(반소원고)가 부담한다. 4. 제1항은 가집행할 수 있다.
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관련 판례 및 법령
- 근로기준법 제27조(해고사유 등의 서면통지)
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① 사용자는 근로자를 해고하려면 해고사유와 해고시기를 서면으로 통지하여야 한다.
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② 사용자가 제1항에 따라 해고사유와 해고시기를 서면으로 통지하면 해고의 효력이 있다.
근로자의 언론 제보 및 민원 제기가 명예훼손 및 업무방해에 해당하는지 여부
- 법리: 위법행위로 인한 손해배상 책임이 인정되려면 해당 행위가 위법하고 그로 인해 손해가 발생했음이 입증되어야 함.
- 판단:
- 근로자가 언론에 제보하고 관공서에 민원을 제기한 사실은 인정됨.
- 그러나 다음 사정을 종합할 때, 근로자의 행위가 위법행위에 해당하고 이로 인해 회사의 명예가 훼손되거나 업무가 방해되었다고 인정하기 부족함.
- D언론에 대한 제보는 실제 기사화되지 않음.
- E 방송국 보도에 근로자의 인터뷰가 인용되었으나, 회사의 상호, 근로자의 이름, 얼굴 등이 특정되지 않아 피고임을 알기 어려움.
- 취재 과정에서 회사의 입장을 소명할 기회가 제공되었음.
- 근로자가 관공서에 신고 또는 민원을 제기한 내용 및 그 결과 등을 알 수 있는 자료가 없어, 근로자가 문제를 제기한 사항이 온전히 허위라거나 그 목적이 오로지 회사의 업무를 방해하기 위한 것이라고 단정할 수 없음.
- 따라서 회사의 반소청구는 이유 없음.
참고사실
- 근로자는 복직 이후 언론 제보, 관공서 민원 제기, 동료 직원과의 갈등, 상급자 업무지시 불응 등의 행위를 하였고, 이에 회사는 징계 후 다시 해고함.
- 전남지방노동위원회는 2018. 4. 18. 근로자에 대한