Supreme Court dismisses appeal, ruling company statute can incorporate collective agreement terms as binding labor law.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a lower court's decision denying a severance payment based on a social package agreement. The plaintiff argued that the company's statute, which referenced this agreement, created a binding employment relationship obligation, while the defendant contended the agreement lacked normative force. The court held that a company's statute may define labor rights either directly or by reference to a collective agreement, thereby granting the agreement normative status within the employment relationship.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 9 § 1 Kodeksu pracy; Art. 300 Kodeksu pracy: A company's statute may establish labor rights and obligations either directly or by reference to a collective agreement, which then becomes an integral part of the statute with normative force.