X P 277/15 AI generated

Employment discrimination claim dismissed for failure to prove discriminatory criteria and actual pay disparity.

Case Number X P 277/15

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2015-11-30

Outcome Dismissed

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Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for damages alleging unequal treatment in employment based on salary disparities. The plaintiff argued that receiving significantly less pay than a colleague performing identical duties constituted discrimination, but the court found no evidence of a prohibited discriminatory criterion or actual discrimination in pay conditions. Consequently, the plaintiff failed to meet the burden of proof required to establish the legal elements of the claim.

Legislator headnote

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Ustawa z dnia 26 czerwca 1974 r. – Kodeks pracy; Ustawa z dnia 26 czerwca 1974 r. – Kodeks pracy: To, że pracownik nie wykazał niedozwolonego kryterium dyskryminacyjnego ani samej dyskryminacji w warunkach płacy, skutkuje oddaleniem powództwa o odszkodowanie z tytułu naruszenia zasad równego traktowania.

Keywords

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employment discrimination unequal treatment salary disparity burden of proof prohibited criteria equal pay dismissal of claim

Cited Legislation

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art. 98 k.p.c.

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

art. 96 ust. 1 pkt 4 i art. 35 ustawy z dnia 28 lipca 2005 r. o kosztach sądowych w sprawach cywilnych

art. 113 ust. 1 w/w ustawy

art. 78 § 1 k.p

art. 98 k.p.c

Cited Case Law

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Discrimination claim dismissed; mere unequal treatment without discriminatory grounds is insufficient under Polish Labor Code.

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