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I PKN 161/97 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed cassation, upholding that individual dismissal during workforce reduction must respect social coexistence principles.

Case Number I PKN 161/97
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the employer against the labor court's decision to reinstate the employee. The court found that while the employer cited economic reasons for reducing staff, the dismissal violated social coexistence principles due to the employee's long tenure, age, and family situation. Consequently, the court ruled that the dismissal was an abuse of right and the lower court's judgment was correct.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 10 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 28 grudnia 1989 r. o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy z przyczyn dotyczących zakładu pracy; Art. 8 Kodeksu pracy: W przypadku konieczności zmniejszenia zatrudnienia, indywidualne wypowiedzenie umowy o pracę podlega ocenie w świetle zasad współżycia społecznego i nie jest zawsze uzasadnione.

Keywords

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individual dismissal workforce reduction abuse of right social coexistence labor law principles cassation appeal reinstatement of employee

Cited Legislation

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Art. 10 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 28 grudnia 1989 r. o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy z przyczyn dotyczących zakładu pracy
Art. 8 Kodeksu pracy
Art. 393 1 pkt 1 KPC
Art. 393 11 KPC
Art. 393 12 KPC

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