Lawyer's salary cannot be lower than main specialist's if such post exists in employer's wage regulations.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court partially allowed Danuta C.'s claim for salary equalization against a tannery, overturning the appellate court's dismissal. The plaintiff argued her lawyer's salary should match the 'main specialist' rate, while the defendant contested the equivalence of her role to technical specialists. The court ruled that the statutory guarantee requires comparing the lawyer's pay to the specific 'main specialist' post defined in the employer's wage rules, regardless of differing job titles or responsibilities.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 22 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 6 lipca 1982 r. o radcach prawnych; The statutory guarantee prohibiting a lawyer's salary from being lower than that of a main specialist applies whenever such a post is defined in the employer's wage regulations, mandating a direct comparison of remuneration without considering differences in job titles or scope of duties.