Private break from work breaks work connection; accident during private break not work accident.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a lower court ruling that denied work accident status to a postman assaulted at a private residence. The court found that the employee voluntarily left her workplace for a private coffee appointment, thereby severing the necessary connection between the incident and her employment duties. Consequently, the court held that accidents occurring during such private breaks cannot be classified as work-related accidents under the relevant statute.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; A private break from work for non-work purposes severs the work connection, excluding subsequent incidents from work accident classification.