Supreme Court dismissed appeal; farming work periods do not count for unemployment benefit eligibility. Work periods in individual farming do not count for unemployment benefit eligibility. Court rejected argument that prior administrative practice justified inclusion. Statutory text strictly defines eligible work periods. Administrative practice change does not create retroactive rights. Claimant failed to meet statutory requirements for benefit. Decision upholds strict interpretation of unemployment benefit laws.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the extraordinary review against the decision denying unemployment benefits. The applicant argued that seven years and nine months of work in her parents' individual farm should count toward the qualifying work period, citing previous administrative interpretations. The Court ruled that the specific statute governing unemployment benefits does not include farming work periods in its exhaustive list, and past administrative practice cannot create new statutory rights.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 16 października 1991 r. o zatrudnieniu i bezrobociu; Art. 21 ust. 5 pkt 1 ustawy z dnia 16 października 1991 r. o zatrudnieniu i bezrobociu: Periods of work in individual farming do not qualify for unemployment benefit entitlement periods as they are not exhaustively listed in the governing statute.