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I PKN 528/99 AI generated

Preliminary contract clauses cannot be autonomous labor contract clauses unless transferred to the main employment agreement.

Case Number I PKN 528/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a basketball player against a sports club regarding lost wages and bonuses. The court held that clauses in a preliminary contract cannot function as autonomous terms of the subsequent employment contract unless explicitly transferred into it. Furthermore, the court rejected arguments that unpaid bonuses constituted civil damages under labor law, noting that such benefits require prior authorization and cannot be converted into compensation for breach of contract.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 300 Kodeksu Cywilnego; Art. 471 Kodeksu Cywilnego; Preliminary contract clauses are not autonomous terms of the employment contract unless transferred to the main agreement; unpaid bonuses do not constitute civil damages for breach of contract.

Keywords

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preliminary contract employment contract autonomous clause labor law civil damages bonus payment breach of contract

Cited Legislation

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Art. 300 Kodeksu Cywilnego
Art. 471 Kodeksu Cywilnego
Art. 39312 Kodeksu Postępowania Cywilnego

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