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Polish Supreme Court quashes labor court verdict where union members elected to management solely to evade individual termination.

Case Number I PKN 509/98
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Poland quashed the lower court's decision restoring union members to employment after they were elected to union management roles. The workers had been individually terminated following a period of union activity, yet they were selected for leadership positions immediately after the dismissals. The court ruled that using these elected positions solely to shield themselves from termination violated the social-economic purpose of union protection laws under Article 8 of the Labor Code. Consequently, the case was remanded to the regional labor court for a fresh examination of the termination legality.

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Art. 8 Kodeksu Pracy; Art. 32 ust. 1 ustawy o związkach zawodowych: Selecting employees for union management roles solely to evade individual termination violates the social purpose of union protection and does not constitute the lawful exercise of rights.

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union management election individual termination evasion social purpose of law labor code Article 8 union protection abuse remand for retrial labor dispute appeal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 8 Kodeksu Pracy
Art. 32 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 23 maja 1991 r. o związkach zawodowych
Art. 45 § 1 Kodeksu Pracy
Art. 10 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 28 grudnia 1989 r. o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy
Art. 393 § 1 Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego

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