Supreme Court allows early pension for CEO dismissed due to company-wide workforce reduction.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland quashed the appellate court's dismissal of Grzegorz P.'s pension claim against the Social Insurance Institution. The applicant, a one-man board chairman, was dismissed under special economic grounds, but the lower courts incorrectly denied his pension rights. The court ruled that the statutory requirement for a company-wide workforce reduction was met by an 18% reduction across the entire enterprise, not just within the board. Consequently, the court held that the CEO was eligible for early retirement under the relevant social security legislation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1 ust. 1 ustawy o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy z przyczyn dotyczących zakładu pracy; Art. 27 ustawy o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym pracowników i ich rodzin; The dismissal of a one-man board chairman based on company-wide economic grounds entitles the employee to early retirement if the total workforce of the entire enterprise is reduced according to the statutory threshold.