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I PKN 39/98 AI generated

Employee loses bonus fund award due to employer property damage, though court orders compensation.

Case Number I PKN 39/98
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court partially dismissed the plaintiff's appeal regarding a bonus from the workplace reward fund while allowing the claim for a severance payment. The plaintiff, a public employee, had caused damage to the employer's property by falsely claiming a jubilee bonus based on incorrect work history data. Although the lower courts ordered the plaintiff to compensate for the damage, the Supreme Court ruled that this obligation did not negate the fact that damage occurred, thereby triggering the loss of the bonus right under the internal regulations. Consequently, the bonus claim was rejected, but the severance payment was upheld based on established judicial precedent linking the termination to the disability pension.

Legislator headnote

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§ 7 ust. 1 lit. a) regulaminu wypłat nagród z Zakładowego Funduszu Nagród; The loss of a bonus right due to employee-caused damage to employer property occurs ipso jure, regardless of whether a separate court order mandates compensation for that damage.

Keywords

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workplace reward fund employee property damage bonus right forfeiture severance payment public employee law judicial compensation internal regulations

Cited Legislation

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§ 7 ust. 1 lit. a) regulaminu wypłat nagród z Zakładowego Funduszu Nagród
art. 21 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 22 marca 1990 r. o pracownikach samorządowych
art. 393 15 KPC
art. 393 12 KPC
art. 67 § 1 i 243 KPC

Cited Case Law

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I PRN 111/93, OSNCP 1994 z. 12, poz. 243

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