Supreme Court dismisses appeal, ruling foreign-owned joint-stock companies are not state-owned workplaces under work injury law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal against a labor court judgment awarding work-related disability compensation. The court held that a joint-stock company with over 50% foreign capital does not qualify as a 'state-owned workplace' under the relevant social insurance statute. Consequently, the company was not liable for the compensation, and the Social Insurance Fund's refusal was deemed correct as no legal basis existed for its liability.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 32 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; Art. 39 ustawy o spółkach z udziałem zagranicznym: A joint-stock company with foreign capital participation exceeding 50% is not considered a state-owned workplace for the purposes of work injury compensation liability.