Pensioners regain sick pay rights after employment ends unless retirement or benefit exhaustion occurred.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court resolved a procedural query regarding whether pensioners can receive sick pay after their employment contract terminates. The First President of the Supreme Court noted conflicting judicial interpretations on whether the statutory language applied to those already retired. The court ruled that sick pay is granted unless the employment ended due to retirement or after exhausting the benefit period.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1974 r. o świadczeniach pieniężnych z ubezpieczenia społecznego w razie choroby i macierzyństwa; Art. 6 ust. 2 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1974 r. o świadczeniach pieniężnych z ubezpieczenia społecznego w razie choroby i macierzyństwa: The right to sick pay for a pensioner is established upon termination of employment unless the termination resulted from retirement or the exhaustion of the sick pay entitlement.