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I PKN 570/97 AI generated

Supreme Court quashes dismissal for breach of duty, noting journalist's public service role limits liability.

Case Number I PKN 570/97
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claim to return to his job as a journalist. The plaintiff argued that organizing a press conference without employer consent constituted a severe breach of duty, while the employer cited violations of confidentiality and editorial policy. The court held that the journalist's constitutional and statutory duty to serve the public and ensure media transparency must be weighed against the employer's interests, preventing a blanket classification of the act as a severe breach.

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Ustawa z dnia 26 stycznia 1984 r. Prawo prasowe; Kodeks pracy: The court must assess the degree of harm to the employer's interests when qualifying a journalist's actions as a severe breach of duty, considering the journalist's public service role and the press's function in ensuring public information.

Keywords

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journalist employment severe breach of duty press law obligations public service role employer interests assessment confidentiality violation dismissal reinstatement

Cited Legislation

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Ustawa z dnia 26 stycznia 1984 r. Prawo prasowe
Kodeks pracy
art. 393 13 § 1 KPC
art. 108 § 2 KPC
art. 393 19 KPC

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