Night shift allowance for doctors applies only under 1992 regulation, not 1989 regulation.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court partially overturned lower court rulings regarding night shift allowances for doctors. Plaintiffs sought payments under two conflicting regulations, one from 1989 and another from 1992. The court ruled that the 1989 regulation did not grant such an allowance, dismissing claims for that period, but found the 1992 regulation did, ordering a retrial for the latter period.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 137 § 2 k.p.; § 6 ust. 1 rozporządzenia Ministra Zdrowia i Opieki Społecznej z dnia 2 lipca 1992 r.; Art. 421 § 1, 2 k.p.c.; Art. 422 § 2 k.p.c. The night shift allowance for doctors is granted only under the 1992 regulation, not the 1989 regulation; claims for the earlier period are dismissed, while claims under the later period require retrial due to constitutional protection of wages.