Polish Supreme Court ruled that job reduction is a mandatory condition for severance pay under economic dismissal laws.

The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for severance pay after determining that a reduction in workforce is a prerequisite for the statutory remedy. The plaintiff argued that economic reasons alone justified the dismissal, but the court found the employer cited a lack of trust rather than organizational changes. The court reasoned that the statute's definition of 'economic causes' inherently includes the consequential reduction of employment, making it a necessary condition for the severance to apply.