Supreme Court dismisses appeal; 10-year statute of limitations bars compensation claim for employer negligence in pension rights.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal regarding a compensation claim for employer negligence in pension administration. The court found the claim time-barred because the damage arose when the plaintiff became eligible for early retirement in 1982, making the 10-year limitation period expire in 1992. The plaintiff's argument that a 1990 inquiry constituted a demand for payment was rejected as it sought only information, not a specific performance of the debt.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 96 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 14 grudnia 1982 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin; Art. 97 ust. 1 pkt 2 tej ustawy; Art. 118 Kodeksu cywilnego; Art. 455 Kodeksu cywilnego: A claim for damages based on an employer's failure to inform about social insurance benefits is subject to a ten-year limitation period starting from the date the employee acquires the right to the benefit, and a prior inquiry for information does not interrupt this period.