Mining pension granted only if underground work was continuous and full-time, not mixed surface/underground.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the applicant's cassation appeal regarding his claim for an age-independent mining pension. The applicant argued that his work as a mine signalman, performed mostly underground, qualified as continuous underground mining work. However, the court found that the signalman's duties involved a 30% portion performed above ground, making the work mixed rather than exclusively underground. Consequently, the statutory requirement for continuous and full-time underground work was not met.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 10 ust. 1 ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym górników i ich rodzin; Art. 6 ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym górników i ich rodzin: The right to an age-independent mining pension requires proof of continuous and full-time underground work; work performed partly above ground does not qualify for this specific benefit even if it counts for other pension calculations.