Supreme Court ruled that a journalist's special retirement age does not count as normal retirement age for dismissal purposes.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the extraordinary revision filed by the Minister of Justice against a labor court decision. The court found that the plaintiff, a journalist, was dismissed upon reaching a special early retirement age defined in a specific regulation, which differs from the standard retirement age applicable to journalists under the Labor Code. Consequently, the court held that this special age did not constitute the 'normal retirement age' required to justify a dismissal under the relevant articles of the Labor Code.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 39 k.p.; Art. 40 § 2 k.p.; Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 7 lutego 1983 r. The concept of 'normal retirement age' in the Labor Code excludes the special early retirement age granted to journalists under specific regulations, as it pertains only to the standard age defined in general pension laws.