Polish Supreme Court dismissed cassation, ruling teachers in special schools earn two separate bonuses for combined classes.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a special school against three teachers seeking additional pay for working in combined classes. The lower court ruled that the regulations allowed teachers meeting specific criteria to receive two distinct bonuses simultaneously, rejecting the school's argument that only one should be paid. The court affirmed that the relevant administrative provisions explicitly permitted the concurrent acquisition of both benefits without exclusion.
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 1 ust. 1 w związku z § 2 pkt 1 i 6 oraz § 3 ust. 4 zarządzenia Ministra Oświaty i Wychowania z dnia 31 lipca 1982 r.; If a worker fulfills the separate conditions for two distinct statutory benefits, the law does not exclude the simultaneous acquisition of both, and the employer is obligated to pay both.