Polish Supreme Court dismisses appeal, ruling that filing a protest against wage changes does not equal refusing new terms unless submitted before half the notice period expires.

The Polish Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by two employees against a labor dispute regarding their employment conditions. The employees argued that the lower court erred in finding they accepted new wage terms merely by filing a protest against the employer's decision to change conditions. The court held that such a protest is a procedural act distinct from a substantive refusal to accept new terms, which must be explicitly communicated to the employer before the midpoint of the notice period. Consequently, the court upheld the lower court's decision that the employees had implicitly agreed to the new conditions by failing to meet the statutory deadline for refusal.