Supreme Court rules annual bonus requires full calendar year work and excludes sick leave pay.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding the calculation of an annual bonus for judges in the budget sector. The plaintiff argued that sick leave pay should be included in the bonus base, but the Court clarified that the law requires effective full-year employment and explicitly excludes sick leave remuneration. Consequently, the Court determined that the lower court's calculation error stemmed from a factual misunderstanding rather than a legal error, as the statutory provisions do not support including sick pay.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 2 ust. 1 ustawy o dodatkowym wynagrodzeniu rocznym dla pracowników jednostek sfery budżetowej; Art. 4 ust. 1 ustawy o dodatkowym wynagrodzeniu rocznym dla pracowników jednostek sfery budżetowej: The condition for receiving the full annual bonus is effective employment for the entire calendar year, and sick leave remuneration is excluded from the bonus calculation base.