X P 807/13 AI generated

Court dismissed employee's claim for contractual severance pay due to expired contract clause.

Case Number X P 807/13

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2015-04-24

Outcome Dismissed

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The court dismissed the plaintiff's lawsuit seeking contractual severance pay and legal costs against the employer. The plaintiff argued that a 2009 employment contract guaranteed three months' salary upon termination, but the defendant contended the relevant clause expired in 2010. The court ruled that since the termination occurred after the clause's expiration, no legal basis existed for the claimed damages. Consequently, the plaintiff lost the case and was ordered to pay the defendant's legal fees.

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Art. 51 § 1 k.r.s.; Art. 98 § 1 k.p.c.: A contractual severance payment obligation ceases to exist if the specific clause in the employment contract expires before the termination of the contract, and the losing party must bear the opponent's legal costs.

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contractual severance pay employment contract clause expiry of contractual term dismissal of lawsuit legal costs allocation termination of employment employee compensation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 98 § 1 k.p.c.

§ 12 ust. 1 pkt 2 w zw. z § 6 pkt 5 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z dnia 28 września 2002 r.

art. 113 ust. 1 u.k.s.c.

art. 172 k.p

art. 300 k.p

art. 18 § 1 k.p

art. 483 k.c

art. 98 § 1 k.p.c

art. 98 k.p.c

Court dismissed employee's claim for contractual severance pay due to expired contract clause.

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