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IV Pa 3/19 AI generated

Appeal dismissed; reinstatement ordered as job exists and no valid grounds for dismissal exist.

Case Number IV Pa 3/19
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The appellate court dismissed the employer's appeal and ordered the reinstatement of the employee, A.G., to her former position. The employer argued that the position was eliminated due to organizational changes, but the court found the position still existed and the dismissal lacked valid grounds. Consequently, the court ruled that the employee must be returned to work and awarded her the costs of the appeal.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 45 § 2 k.p.; Art. 385 k.p.c.: Reinstatement is granted if the position exists and the employer cannot prove valid grounds for dismissal such as loss of trust or objective impossibility.

Keywords

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reinstatement to work organizational changes loss of trust dismissal validity labor dispute appeal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 45 § 2 k.p.
Art. 385 k.p.c.
Art. 98 k.p.c.
Art. 108 k.p.c.
§ 10 ust. 1 pkt 1 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości z 22.10.2015r.
art. 30 § 4 k.p
art. 45 § 1 k.p
art. 233 §1 k.p.c
art. 233 k.p.c
art. 45 § 2 k.p

Cited Case Law

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II PK 101/05
Supreme Court dismissed reinstatement claim as it would repeat the employer's valid grounds for dismissal.
II PK 315/05
Supreme Court dismissed cassation appeal; reinstatement deemed unwise due to poor performance and formal employer errors.
I PKN 385/97
Loss of trust in an employee is valid for dismissal if based on objective, rational grounds and not arbitrary.
I PKN 148/99
Supreme Court allows dismissal of reinstatement claim due to loss of trust from financial violations by main accountant.
III PK 5/08
Supreme Court dismissed appeal for reinstatement due to employee's breach of trust and procedural errors in grounds.
I PKN 63/97
Supreme Court dismisses reinstatement claim when workplace conflict makes return unreasonable, allowing damages instead.
I PKN 347/97
Polish Supreme Court orders reinstatement of protected employee after employer violated statutory notice procedures.
I PKN 110/99
Supreme Court dismisses appeal when employee's brief conflict with supervisor does not justify denying reinstatement.
I PRN 130/82
I PK 92/07
Supreme Court quashes dismissal for apparent job elimination when essential terms like pay differ.
I PKN 680/00
Supreme Court dismisses appeal; reorganization without job elimination does not justify termination.
I PKN 541/00
Polish Supreme Court allows dismissal due to liquidation of accounting post via civil contract.
I PK 183/14
Supreme Court voids dismissal for organizational reasons without specific selection criteria, requiring employer to justify individual termination.
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