Supreme Court dismisses social insurance fund's claim for additional late payment fees against a pension office.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the Social Insurance Institution's request for additional late payment fees against a pension office. The fund had previously imposed such fees on the claimant for unpaid contributions, but the court found no legal basis to demand identical fees from the pension office for delayed benefit payments. The decision was based on the principle that reciprocity does not apply in this context, rendering the dispute moot after the pension office voluntarily paid the full amount with statutory interest.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 35 ust. 2 ustawy o organizacji i finansowaniu ubezpieczeń społecznych; The Social Insurance Institution cannot claim additional late payment fees from a pension office for delayed benefit payments merely because it imposed such fees on the beneficiary for unpaid contributions.