Mining pension right granted based on actual duties performed, not job title or contract text.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the pension fund's cassation appeal, upholding the lower court's award of a mining pension to the applicant. The applicant had worked as an underground mining instructor, though his official job title was that of a field training manager. The court ruled that the decisive factor for qualifying as mining work is the actual duties performed, not the formal job description or contract terms. Consequently, the applicant's 27 years of underground work satisfied the statutory requirements for the pension.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 5 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 1 lutego 1983 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym górników i ich rodzin; Art. 9 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 1 lutego 1983 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym górników i ich rodzin: The determination of whether work qualifies as mining work for pension purposes depends on the actual duties performed by the employee, not the content of the employment contract or the official job title.