I PKN 460/97
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Supreme Court dismissed cassation against mandatory quarterly wage increases in a collective remuneration regulation. Workers claimed unfair unilateral changes without notice. Court ruled regulation became part of employment contracts requiring termination for adverse changes.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by employees against a lower court's judgment awarding them higher wages. The workers argued that a unilateral employer regulation mandating quarterly salary increases without proper notice violated their rights. The court held that such a regulation became an integral part of the employment contracts, necessitating a formal termination procedure for any adverse modifications.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 23 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 26 stycznia 1984 r. o zasadach tworzenia zakładowych systemów wynagradzania; Art. 241 § 13 pkt 2 Kodeksu pracy: A unilateral employer regulation establishing wage increases becomes part of the employment contract, requiring a change of contract notice for any less favorable terms.
Keywords
AI generated
collective remuneration regulation
mandatory wage increases
unilateral employer decision
employment contract modification
change of contract notice
labor law supremacy
cassation dismissal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 23 ust. 1 of the Act of 26 January 1984 on the principles of creating local remuneration systems
Art. 1 ust. 1 and 23 of the Act of 26 January 1984
Art. 241 § 13 pkt 2 of the Code of Labour Relations
Art. 8 ust. 2 of the Act of 29 September 1994
Art. 78 and 80 of the Code of Labour Relations
Art. 65 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 393 § 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure