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Answer: According to Section 86 of Labour law, if an employee does not perform work without justified cause or performs it improperly, or due to other illegal or culpable action has caused losses to the employer, the employee has a duty to compensate the losses caused to the employer. According to Section 1772 of Civil law, a loss which has already arisen may be a diminution of the victim's present property or a decrease in his or her anticipated profits.

Therefore, the expenses you incurred for involving other persons in order to finish the project and fix relevant mistakes, may be deemed your direct losses. However it may not be that easy to recover the losses. All circumstances and facts will require to be proved by means of presenting to court relevant documentation (employment contract, internal investigation, explanations, employer’s orders etc.) as well as witness statements on the court sitting. Also it is vitally important to gather evidence in respect of employee’s failure to fulfill the work in a proper manner.

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