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III PZP 20/02 AI generated

Supreme Court rules that employment periods with breaks at the same employer must be summed for notice calculation.

Case Number III PZP 20/02
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether employment periods with breaks at the same employer should be summed for notice calculation. The court held that all periods of employment with the same employer must be considered regardless of interruptions. This decision prevents employers from circumventing notice obligations by terminating and re-hiring employees.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 36 § 1 k.p.; Art. 20 Konstytucji: The period of employment for calculating notice includes all periods with the same employer, even with breaks, to protect the employee's interest and prevent economic risk shifting.

Keywords

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employment notice period same employer employment breaks summing periods labor law interpretation systemic interpretation employee protection

Cited Legislation

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Art. 36 § 1 k.p.
Art. 20 Konstytucji
art. 36 § 1 k.p
art. 39314 § 1 k.p.c
art. 36 § 11 k.p
art. 231 k.p
art. 36 § 4 k.p
art. 93 k.p
art. 3 k.p
art. 36 k.p

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