Polish Supreme Court dismisses appeal; organizational liquidation before statutory deadline does not justify fixed-term contract termination.

The Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the cassation appeal against a labor court ruling that upheld the employer's termination of a fixed-term employment contract. The court found that the liquidation of a specific department, which occurred after the contract's expiration date, did not constitute an organizational change justifying termination under the group dismissal law. Consequently, the termination was deemed invalid because the employer failed to meet the statutory timing requirements for such organizational reasons. The court ruled that the employer must pay damages for the wrongful termination rather than relying on the organizational exception.