Supreme Court dismisses appeal, ruling choir tenure cannot extend soloist retirement age due to differing activity difficulties.

The Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the cassation appeal against a lower court's refusal to grant early retirement to a female vocalist. The applicant argued that her two-year tenure as a choir member should be added to her 13 years as a soloist to meet the 15-year work requirement for a 45-year retirement age. The court held that the regulations distinguish between these roles based on the varying physical demands and difficulty of each specific artistic activity. Consequently, the court ruled that the periods cannot be combined, requiring the applicant to wait until age 50 to qualify for retirement.