Supreme Court allows claim to establish special work conditions for early retirement benefit eligibility under specific 2001 Act provisions.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether a former employee could sue to establish work performed under special conditions for early retirement benefits. The plaintiff argued that such a fact-finding suit was necessary to prove eligibility for a benefit that required documentation of special working conditions. The court ruled that the specific provisions of the Employment Act allowed for such a claim, as the administrative body could consider court judgments as valid proof of these conditions.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa o zatrudnieniu i przeciwdziałaniu bezrobociu, art. 37j ust. 1a; The Supreme Court established that during the period of the specified Act, a former employee had a right to sue to establish the fact of work performed under special conditions or character for the purpose of obtaining early retirement benefits, and the former employer was a proper defendant.