Supreme Court allows appeal, ruling that appeal value is one year's prior salary for reinstatement cases.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland allowed the plaintiff's appeal against a lower court decision dismissing the case due to insufficient appeal value. The plaintiff sought reinstatement to her former position with a higher salary after her employer offered a lower-paid role, arguing the dispute concerned the existence of the employment relationship. The court held that the appeal value must be calculated as the sum of the plaintiff's salary for one year prior to the change, rather than the difference between the new and old salaries.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 231 k.p.c.; Art. 386 § 4 k.p.c.; Art. 397 § 2 k.p.c.; Art. 39318 k.p.c.: In cases seeking reinstatement to former conditions after a change in employment terms, the subject matter of appeal is the existence of the employment relationship, and its value equals the sum of the salary earned prior to the change for one year.