Supreme Court dismissed cassation; oral agreement on new post implies consent to reduced salary without premium.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an employee against a labor dispute judgment. The lower courts ruled that an oral agreement to transfer the employee to a different location and position implied consent to a salary reduction, specifically the loss of a director's premium. The court held that this interpretation did not violate labor law provisions regarding consent or procedural rules, as the employee's silence and acceptance of the new role constituted a clear waiver of the previous compensation structure.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 18 § 2 k.p.; Art. 42 § 1 i § 2 k.p.: An oral agreement to transfer an employee to a different position implies consent to receiving a reduced salary if the new role excludes the specific premium of the former position, and such an arrangement does not violate statutory protections.