Supreme Court dismissed cassation, ruling that agency workers retained parental leave rights under the 1982 regulation despite the 1996 regulation's limitations.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an insurance fund against a company seeking the return of overpaid parental benefits. The court found that agency workers performing tasks for the 'Press-Book-Motion' cooperative had acquired parental leave rights under the 1982 regulation, which the 1996 regulation did not explicitly revoke for them. Consequently, the court held that the 1996 regulation's limitations could not be applied retroactively to strip these workers of rights they had lawfully acquired, violating the principle of acquired rights.
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 22 ust. 2 i 4 rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów z dnia 28 maja 1996 r. w sprawie urlopów i zasiłków wychowawczych; Przepisy regulujące zasiłek wychowawczy nie tracą mocy w stosunku do osób, które nabyły prawo do tego świadczenia na podstawie wcześniejszych przepisów rozszerzających zakres świadczeń, gdyż utrata praw nie może być dorozumiana, lecz wymaga wyraźnego aktu prawnego.