Supreme Court dismisses appeal when employee's brief conflict with supervisor does not justify denying reinstatement.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the employer's appeal, reinstating the employee to his former position. The court found that the employee's brief absence due to a sudden construction project delay did not constitute a serious, long-term, or deeply rooted conflict with his supervisor. Consequently, the lower court's decision to award damages instead of reinstatement violated the legal requirement that such a remedy is only appropriate when reinstatement is unfeasible or pointless due to significant misconduct or persistent conflict.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 8 KP; Art. 45 § 2 KP: Reinstatement to work is not considered unfeasible or pointless merely due to a conflict between an employee and a supervisor unless the conflict is serious, long-term, deep, and caused by the employee's fault.