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I PKN 79/99 AI generated

Employer breach of job stability guarantee during takeover deemed abuse of law under good faith principles.

Case Number I PKN 79/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the employer against the lower court's ruling that the dismissal was ineffective. The employer argued that the court incorrectly interpreted the law by prioritizing the employee's interests over those of other workers. The court rejected this, holding that the employer's failure to maintain job stability for one year after taking over a protected facility constituted an abuse of rights contrary to social good faith, rendering the dismissal void regardless of the economic grounds cited.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 8 ust. 1 k.r.s.; Art. 45 k.p.; Art. 1, 10 ustawy o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania stosunków pracy z przyczyn dotyczących zakładu pracy; Art. 3931 pkt 1 k.p.c.: An employer's exercise of statutory dismissal rights during a takeover, which violates the guarantee of job stability and social good faith, constitutes an abuse of law and is ineffective.

Keywords

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abuse of law job stability guarantee takeover of business social good faith dismissal ineffectiveness protected facility economic grounds dismissal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 8 ust. 1 k.r.s.
Art. 45 k.p.
Art. 1, 10 ustawy z dnia 28 grudnia 1989 r. o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy z przyczyn dotyczących zakładu pracy
Art. 3931 pkt 1 k.p.c.

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