Employee liability for company credit card

Questioner

To what extent is it possible that an employee can subsequently be held liable for the type of expenses made with the company credit card? The limit was 2500 euros per month and was settled each month after checking by the financial department at the bank. An independent accounting office also approved the expenditure annually.

Lawyer

That depends on what has been contractually agreed or what additional provisions indicate about this. If it turns out that the employee makes unauthorized purchases and the purchases are attributable to him, he can be held liable for the consequences that result from this. The question is whether the accountant or the financial department can be blamed for the approval. If they have demonstrably known about it, then there is some chance of success, but that depends on mutual agreements. For further assistance, you can contact me directly and free of charge by clicking on the link in this answer.