III ZP 24/00
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Polish Supreme Court dismisses claim for severance pay when employee terminates contract with 7-day notice.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland resolved a legal question regarding whether an employee entitled to severance pay when terminating a contract with a 7-day notice. The court found that such termination under Article 231 § 4 of the Labour Code does not constitute a notice period initiated by the employer. Consequently, the court ruled that no severance pay is due for a period that does not run after the contract ends.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 231 § 4 KP; Art. 361 § 1 KP: Termination of employment by an employee with a 7-day notice does not constitute a notice period initiated by the employer, and thus no severance pay is due for a period that does not run after the contract ends.
Keywords
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termination of employment
severance pay entitlement
Labour Code provisions
employee initiated termination
notice period calculation
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 231 § 4 KP
Art. 361 § 1 KP
Art. 80 KP
Art. 55 § 11 KP
Art. 27 ust. 1 pkt 3 ustawy o zatrudnieniu i przeciwdziałaniu bezrobociu