Employer liability for employee's act depends on whether the employee severed the work connection.

The Supreme Court of Poland quashed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claim against the employer for work-related injury compensation. The lower court had rejected the claim because the injury was caused by a colleague's act deemed unrelated to work duties. The Supreme Court ruled that the employer remains liable if the injured employee did not voluntarily sever the work connection, even if the specific act was an excess or unrelated to the employee's job functions. Consequently, the case was remanded for a new decision on the merits and costs.