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I PKN 394/97 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal; employment law applies only to personal work under organizational subordination, not civil service contracts.

Case Number I PKN 394/97
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal regarding the classification of her relationship with the defendant company. Although the plaintiff argued that a series of short-term contracts constituted a continuous employment relationship under Article 25 § 1 of the Labor Code, the court found the facts established civil service contracts for service provision. The court ruled that the essential elements of an employment relationship, specifically personal performance of work and organizational subordination, were absent because the plaintiff could delegate tasks and was not under direct supervision. Consequently, the court held that the statutory presumption of employment does not apply when the underlying legal relationship is a civil service contract, even if the parties intended an employment status.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 22 § 1 1 KP; Art. 25 § 1 KP: The presumption of an employment relationship under Article 25 § 1 of the Labor Code applies only when the legal relationship possesses the essential elements of employment, namely personal performance of work and organizational subordination; if these elements are missing, the relationship is classified as a civil service contract regardless of the parties' intent or the name given to the agreement.

Keywords

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Labor Code employment relationship civil service contract personal performance organizational subordination cassation appeal service provision

Cited Legislation

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Art. 22 § 1 1 KP
Art. 25 § 1 KP
Art. 750 KC
Art. 734 KC
Art. 393 § 12 KPC

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