Supreme Court allows dismissal of former state enterprise worker due to statutory protection period after board term expiry.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland overturned lower court decisions dismissing a former employee's claim for reinstatement. The plaintiff argued that the employer violated labor protection laws by terminating his contract within a year of his board term ending, despite the company's transformation into a state-owned limited liability company. The court ruled that the statutory one-year protection period for former board members applies even after such corporate restructuring, thereby allowing the dismissal to stand. Consequently, the case was remanded for further proceedings consistent with this legal interpretation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 25 września 1981 r. o samorządzie załogi przedsiębiorstwa państwowego; Art. 8 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 5 lutego 1993 r. o przekształceniach własnościowych niektórych przedsiębiorstw państwowych: The one-year protection period for former members of the staff self-governance body of a state enterprise applies even after the enterprise transforms into a state-owned limited liability company, binding the successor entity to the prohibition on terminating the employment contract.