II UKN 220/00
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Court rules that a fencer's injury during club events constitutes a work accident under Polish law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of the worker's claim for a work accident recognition. The court found that the worker, employed as a fencer, was sent to the club for training and competitions, making the injury a work accident. The decision reversed the lower court's error in ignoring the actual nature of the employment relationship and factual evidence.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; An injury sustained by an employee during sports activities organized by the employer constitutes a work accident if the employee is engaged in those activities as part of their employment duties.
Keywords
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work accident recognition
sports club employment
fencing injury liability
actual employment relationship
work accident statute
employer liability
work accident definition
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
Cited Case Law
AI generatedWyrok Sądu Najwyższego z dnia 7 czerwca 1979 r., III PR 30/79