Supreme Court dismissed cassation; underground work prerequisite invalidates surface equivalent mining job claim. 1998 Polish social security case. 18 years total work, only 8 months underground.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a lower court decision denying a miner's pension. The applicant had 18 years of total work but failed to prove five years of underground mining before claiming surface-level supervisory roles as equivalent. The court ruled that the statutory requirement for prior underground work is mandatory for any position to qualify as equivalent to mining, regardless of the specific surface role's title.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 5 ust. 1 pkt 5 ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym górników i ich rodzin; Art. 5 ust. 2 pkt 2 lit. a ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym górników i ich rodzin: The prerequisite of at least five years of underground mining work is a mandatory condition for recognizing surface-level supervisory or management positions as equivalent to mining work.