Polish Supreme Court allows overtime pay for teachers when annual teaching hours exceed quota regardless of monthly fluctuations.

The Supreme Court of Poland resolved a legal question regarding teacher compensation for hours exceeding their annual quota. The plaintiffs, teachers, sought overtime pay for periods where their weekly schedule exceeded their quota, while the defendant argued that hours worked above the quota in one period could be offset by hours below the quota in another. The court ruled that the statutory provision permits such fluctuations within the school year, meaning teachers do not earn overtime pay for periods where their planned hours exceed their quota, even if they worked fewer hours later in the same year.