Court dismissed reinstatement claim for voluntary cleaning duty but awarded severance damages to employee.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for reinstatement to his job and compensation for unemployment, ruling that his voluntary cleaning duty was not a work-related injury. However, the court awarded severance damages for the unlawful termination of his employment contract. The decision was based on the finding that the plaintiff acted on his own initiative without employer instruction, negating the basis for reinstatement or unemployment pay.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 20 kwietnia 2004 r. o pracownikach (art. 151, 152, 153); Ustawa z dnia 26 czerwca 1974 r. – Kodeks pracy (art. 54, 174): An employee's voluntary performance of cleaning duties on a day off does not constitute a work-related injury justifying reinstatement, but an unlawful termination entitles the employee to severance damages.