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I C 686/17 AI generated

Employer cannot impose civil penalty for work absence outside employment contract terms.

Case Number I C 686/17
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the employer's claim for a contractual penalty due to the employee's absence. The employer argued that the penalty clause was valid under civil law, while the employee contended it violated labor law exclusivity. The court ruled that labor law provisions exclusively govern penalties for work absence, rendering civil law-based contractual penalties ineffective in this context.

Legislator headnote

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Kodeks pracy; Kodeks cywilny: An employer cannot effectively conclude a civil law-based agreement imposing a contractual penalty for work absence during the employment contract period, as labor law provisions exclusively regulate such matters.

Keywords

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labor law exclusivity contractual penalty work absence employment contract civil law limitation

Cited Legislation

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Kodeks pracy
Kodeks cywilny

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Pracownik za wyrządzenie szkody odpowiada wyłącznie na podstawie przepisów Kodeksu pracy. Poza umową o pracę pracodawca nie może skutecznie zawrzeć umowy opartej na przepisach Kodeksu cywilnego, na mocy której pracownik zobowiąże się do zapłaty kary umownej na wypadek nieświadczenia pracy w okresie przewidzianym umową o pracę.