Starting vacation leave counts as returning to work, preventing termination without notice under Polish Labor Code.

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an employer against a labor court ruling that terminated an employee's contract without notice. The employee had been sick for over five months and requested vacation leave, which the employer agreed to start on a specific date. The court held that taking agreed-upon vacation leave is legally equivalent to returning to work, thereby removing the grounds for termination without notice under the Labor Code.