Supreme Court dismissed cassation; temporary work assignment does not equal permanent transfer to lower-rank post.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a doctor seeking reinstatement to her original dermatology position. The lower court had ruled that the plaintiff abandoned her job after performing temporary duties in an emergency division for three months, which the employer argued was a permanent transfer to a lower-rank post. The Supreme Court held that the relevant regulation limits such temporary assignments to three months per year and does not authorize a permanent transfer to a non-equivalent position, thereby rejecting the claim that the temporary work constituted abandonment of employment.
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 8 ust. 1 i ust. 2 pkt 2 rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów z dnia 27 grudnia 1974 r.; The employer's right to assign work not foreseen in the employment contract is limited to three months per year and does not grant authority to permanently order an employee to perform duties at a post not equivalent to their previous one.