I PKN 189/99
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal; anniversary bonus becomes immediately due upon tenure proof, triggering interest regardless of employer fault.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the defendant's cassation appeal regarding an unpaid anniversary bonus. The court held that the bonus becomes immediately due once the employee proves their qualifying tenure, making it enforceable from that moment. Consequently, the employer is liable for statutory interest from the date of entitlement, irrespective of any fault or delay in payment.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 481 § 1 KC; art. 300 KP; § 7 ust. 2 zarządzenia Ministra Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 23 grudnia 1998 r.: The claim for an anniversary bonus becomes immediately enforceable upon the employee proving the requisite tenure, and the employer must pay statutory interest from that date regardless of fault.
Keywords
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anniversary bonus
statutory interest
tenure proof
immediate enforceability
employer fault
labor law
cassation appeal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 481 § 1 KC
art. 300 KP
§ 7 ust. 2 zarządzenia Ministra Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 23 grudnia 1998 r.
Cited Case Law
AI generatedwyrok z dnia 27 listopada 1980 r., I PRN 124/80