I PKN 273/97
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Supreme Court dismissed appeal; theft and duty breach override union protection clause under good morals.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's cassation appeal seeking reinstatement after his employment contract was terminated. The appellant, a railway trackmaster and union executive, was fired for stealing electrical connectors, an act for which criminal proceedings were subsequently dropped. The court held that while union protection exists, the appellant's gross breach of safety duties and theft constituted a violation of good morals, rendering the exercise of his rights inadmissible.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 8 Kodeksu pracy; Art. 32 ust. 1 ustawy o związkach zawodowych: The right to special protection for union officials is subject to the limits of good morals and cannot be invoked to avoid consequences of gross breaches of fundamental employee duties.
Keywords
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good morals clause
union official protection
gross breach of duty
abuse of right
employment termination
criminal proceedings dismissal
reinstatement claim
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 8 Kodeksu pracy
Art. 32 ust. 1 ustawy o związkach zawodowych
Art. 100 Kodeksu pracy
§ 14 rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów z 27 grudnia 1974 r. w sprawie praw i obowiązków pracowników kolejowych
Art. 393 § 12 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego