Employer unilaterally issued work regulations without union agreement; Supreme Court quashed ruling allowing this.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiffs' appeal to restore their previous working conditions. The plaintiffs argued that the employer's unilateral new work regulations violated the existing collective agreement and labor code. The court ruled that while the new regulations were invalid due to lack of union consent, the employer was legally permitted to establish them if the union failed to present a joint position within 30 days of the employer's proposal.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1042 Kodeksu Pracy; art. 30 ust. 5 ustawy o związkach zawodowych: An employer may unilaterally establish work regulations if trade union organizations fail to present a jointly agreed position within 30 days of the employer's proposal regarding the negotiation term.