Supreme Court allows inheritance of non-transferable compensation certificates for lost salary increases under specific budgetary laws.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court reversed the lower courts' dismissal of the claim, ruling that compensation certificates for lost salary increases are inheritable despite their non-transferable nature. The applicant, as the legal heir of her deceased husband, successfully argued that while the right cannot be transferred inter vivos, it does not preclude succession. The court held that the certificates function as negotiable instruments subject to civil law succession rules, thereby granting the heir the full value of the certificates.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 5 ustawy o zrekompensowaniu okresowego niepodwyższania płac w sferze budżetowej; Art. 104 ust. 1 ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin: Although the right to compensation certificates for lost salary increases is non-transferable inter vivos, it is subject to inheritance and passes to the legal heirs upon the death of the entitled person.