Supreme Court allows reinstatement when employer fails to specify valid organizational reasons for dismissal of employee on parental leave.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland allowed the plaintiff's appeal, ordering the employer to reinstate the employee on her original terms. The court found that the employer's dismissal notice failed to specify concrete organizational or economic reasons required by law. Consequently, the court ruled that the dismissal violated statutory protections for employees on parental leave, as the employer could not justify the termination without such specific grounds.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 30 § 4 Kodeksu pracy; ustawa z dnia 28 grudnia 1989 r. o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy z przyczyn dotyczących zakładu pracy; rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 28 maja 1996 r. w sprawie urlopów i zasiłków wychowawczych: The employer must specify concrete organizational, economic, or technological reasons for dismissing an employee on parental leave; failure to do so violates the protective scope of the law and mandates reinstatement.