Supreme Court allows applying general sickness benefit rules to farmers' insurance for interrupted periods under 60 days.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding the calculation of sickness benefit periods for farmers under Polish social insurance law. The applicant, a farmer, was denied benefits for a gap in his illness because the total period exceeded 180 days, despite the gap being less than 60 days. The court ruled that the specific provisions for farmers must be interpreted by applying the general rules for sickness benefits, which allow counting interrupted periods if the break does not exceed 60 days.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 52 § 1 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 20 grudnia 1990 r. o ubezpieczeniu społecznym rolników; Art. 9 ustawy z dnia 25 czerwca 1999 r. o świadczeniach pieniężnych z ubezpieczenia społecznego w razie choroby i macierzyństwa: The rules for calculating sickness benefit periods under the general social insurance law apply to farmers, allowing the inclusion of previous illness periods if the interruption does not exceed 60 days.