Travel allowance outside Poland starts at border crossing; border arrival/waiting time is domestic travel.

The Supreme Court reversed the appellate court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claim regarding travel allowances. The plaintiff argued that a flat-rate allowance for trips abroad failed to cover the two to three days spent waiting at the Polish border for customs clearance. The court held that the statutory definition of 'travel outside the country' begins only upon crossing the Polish border, meaning the time spent arriving and waiting is domestic travel covered by separate rules. Consequently, the flat-rate allowance for foreign travel does not include the border arrival period, and the plaintiff's claim for additional compensation was upheld.