Supreme Court dismisses family pension claim when deceased had no actual employment period, only equivalent service.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the widow's appeal for a family pension, overturning the lower court's decision. The deceased husband worked in agriculture and served in the Polish army but had no formal employment contract. The court ruled that military service counts as equivalent work but does not substitute for the mandatory period of actual employment required by law. Consequently, the statutory conditions for the pension were not met.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 26 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin; Art. 11 ust. 2 pkt 10 ustawy o zmianie niektórych przepisów o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym: Actual employment periods are strictly required for pension eligibility; equivalent service periods cannot substitute for the existence of a formal employment relationship.