서울서부지방법원 | 2017-09-21 | 2017가합32657
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직위해제 및 파면처분 무효 확인 및 임금 청구 사건
결과 요약
- 회사가 근로자에 대하여 한 직위해제 및 파면처분은 각 무효임을 확인하고, 회사는 근로자에게 미지급 임금 및 파면처분 이후의 임금 상당액 297,329,083원 및 이에 대한 지연손해금을 지급함.
사실관계
- 근로자는 1985. 4. 1. 회사가 운영하는 C전문대학에 임용되어 근무하였으며, 2012. 3. 1.부터 입학관리팀 팀장으로 재직함.
- 2012. 9. 13. C전문대학 총무팀장은 근로자가 2008년부터 2011년까지 입시경비 및 수당 약 2억 3,000만 원을 유용 및 횡령하였다는 징계사유로 징계를 요구함.
- 회사는 2012. 12. 18. 위 징계요구를 이유로 근로자를 직위해제함(해당 사안 직위해제).
- 회사의 직원징계위원회는 2014. 9. 17. 징계사유가 인정된다는 이유로 근로자를 2014. 9. 30.자로 파면하기로 의결하고 2014. 9. 29. 근로자에게 통지함(해당 사안 파면처분).
- 근로자는 업무상횡령죄로 기소되었으나(관련 형사소송), 1심 법원은 2015. 11. 24. 무죄를 선고하였고, 위 판결은 대법원에서 2017. 6. 19. 확정됨.
- 회사는 근로자가 2005년부터 2012년까지 입시경비 705,902,770원을 횡령하였다고 주장하며 손해배상 청구소송(관련 민사소송)을 제기하였으나, 1심 법원은 2015. 10. 2. 근로자의 횡령 사실을 인정하기 부족하다는 이유로 회사의 청구를 기각하였고, 위 판결은 그 무렵 확정됨.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
해당 사안 직위해제 무효확인 청구에 관한 판단
- 직위해제는 근로자의 직무수행능력 부족, 근무성적 불량, 징계절차 진행 중, 형사사건 기소 등의 경우에 업무상 장애 예방을 위한 잠정적 조치로서, 과거 비위행위에 대한 징벌적 제재인 징계와는 성질이 다름.
- 직위해제처분의 정당성은 처분 시를 기준으로 징계 피혐의자가 징계의결을 받을 고도의 개연성이 있는지, 계속 직무 수행 시 업무수행에 차질이 생기는지 등 구체적인 사정을 고려하여 판단함.
- 법원은 근로자에 대한 징계사유가 인정되지 않고, 당시 근로자가 징계의결을 받을 고도의 개연성이 있다거나 계속 직무를 수행함으로 인해 업무수행에 차질이 생긴다고 인정할 증거가 부족하므로, 해당 사안 직위해제는 정당한 사유가 없어 무효라고 판단함.
관련 판례 및 법령
- 대법원 2005. 11. 25. 선고 2003두8210 판결: 직위해제는 징벌적 제재인 징계와 성질이 다르며, 직위해제처분의 정당성은 직위해제사유 존재 여부나 절차 위반 여부에 따라 판단함.
해당 사안 파면처분 무효확인 청구에 관한 판단
- 동일한 사실관계에 관하여 확정된 형사판결 및 민사판결에서 근로자의 횡령 사실이 인정되지 않았으므로, 특별한 사정이 없는 한 이와 반대되는 사실을 인정할 수 없음.
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
공식 원문 미확인
1. 피고가 원고에 대하여 한 2012. 12. 18.자 직위해제 및 2014. 9. 30.자 파면처분은 각 무효임을 확인한다. 2. 피고는 원고에게 297,329,083원 및 이에 대하여 2017. 4. 8.부터 다 갚는 날까지 연 15%의 비율에 의한 금원을 지급하라. 3. 소송비용은 피고가 부담한다. 4. 제2항은 가집행할 수 있다.
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- 법원은 관련 형사소송 및 민사소송에서 근로자의 횡령 사실이 인정되지 않아 무죄 및 청구 기각 판결이 확정된 점을 고려할 때, 해당 사안 파면처분은 그 징계사유가 부존재하여 무효라고 판단함.
임금 지급 청구에 관한 판단
- 해당 사안 직위해제 및 파면처분이 무효인 이상, 회사는 근로자에게 직위해제로 인하여 삭감된 임금 및 근로자가 회사에 계속 근무하였더라면 받을 수 있는 임금 상당액을 지급할 의무가 있음.
- 법원은 근로자가 2012년도에 85,560,319원의 임금을 수령한 사실, 직위해제에 따라 2013년도에 40,038,474원, 2014. 1. 1.부터 2014. 9. 30.까지 26,263,798원의 임금만을 수령한 사실을 인정함.
- 회사는 근로자에게 미지급 임금과 파면처분 이후부터 2017. 3. 31.까지의 임금 상당액 합계 297,329,083원 및 이에 대한 지연손해금을 지급할 의무가 있다고 판단함.
검토
- 본 판결은 직위해제 및 파면처분의 정당성을 판단함에 있어 관련 형사 및 민사 소송의 확정 판결에서 인정된 사실관계를 유력한 증거로 삼아 징계사유의 부존재를 인정한 점이 특징적임.
- 특히, 직위해제는 징계와 달리 잠정적