Supreme Court dismissed appeal; employee missed 3-year appeal deadline despite no notice, losing termination validity.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an employee against his dismissal. The lower courts rejected the claim because the employee failed to appeal the termination within the strict three-year statutory period, despite receiving no specific notice on how to appeal. The Court ruled that the employee's awareness of his termination through subsequent social security decisions precluded a claim of non-negligence for missing the deadline.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 264 § 2 Kodeksu postępowania pracy; Art. 53 § 1 pkt 1 Kodeksu postępowania pracy: An employee cannot successfully claim non-negligence for missing the appeal deadline if the dismissal letter lacked appeal instructions, provided the delay is substantial and the employee was aware of the termination through other official means.