Supreme Court partially allowed cassation regarding wrongful termination damages but dismissed claims for vacation pay and overtime. The court found procedural errors in calculating variable compensation components.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court partially granted the cassation appeal against a labor dispute judgment, overturning the dismissal of claims for vacation pay and overtime compensation while dismissing the claim for a work certificate. The court identified that the lower court failed to verify the plaintiff's variable income calculations and incorrectly applied regulations regarding vacation pay equivalents to the wrongful termination damages. Consequently, the case was remanded for a new trial on the specific monetary issues while the procedural dismissal of the work certificate claim stood.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 233 § 1 KPC; § 8 ust. 2 rozporządzenia z dnia 8 stycznia 1997 r.: The court must independently verify factual findings regarding variable income components when calculating damages for wrongful termination, and distinct regulations govern vacation pay equivalents versus general compensation adjustments.