Supreme Court dismissed appeal; collective agreement conditions for anniversary bonus prevail over general labor law rules.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the defendant's cassation appeal regarding a dispute over an anniversary bonus. The plaintiff argued for a 15,000 zł award based on 35 years of total service, while the defendant contended that the collective agreement required five years of service specifically with the current employer. The court ruled that the collective agreement's specific conditions, including the five-year local tenure requirement, legally exclude the employee's claim because the five-year threshold with the current employer had not yet been met.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 2 lutego 1996 r. o zmianie ustawy - Kodeks pracy; ustawa z dnia 22 grudnia 2000 r. o zmianie niektórych upoważnień ustawowych: When a collective agreement establishes specific conditions for an anniversary bonus, those conditions prevail over general statutory rules, and the employer is not bound to pay the bonus if the specific tenure requirements are not met.