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I PKN 465/99 AI generated

Supreme Court rules team bonus distribution must follow fair pay principles and job criteria, not arbitrary discretion.

Case Number I PKN 465/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court partially overturned the appellate court's dismissal of the employee's claim regarding an unallocated team bonus. The employee argued that the bonus fund should be distributed based on job type, qualifications, and work quantity/quality under the Fair Pay principle, rather than the employer's discretion. The court agreed that the lack of strict rules in the regulation does not imply arbitrariness, mandating a distribution based on statutory criteria for fair remuneration.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 13 KP; Art. 78 § 1 KP: Where a team bonus regulation does not strictly define individual payments, distribution must follow fair pay principles, considering job type, required qualifications, and the quantity and quality of work performed.

Keywords

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team bonus distribution fair pay principle employment remuneration arbitrary discretion statutory criteria labor law dispute supreme court ruling

Cited Legislation

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Art. 13 KP
Art. 78 § 1 KP
Art. 379 § 1 KC
Art. 322 KPC
Art. 393 § 1 KPC

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