One-time payment right applies only to employees whose employment ended after the law's effective date.

The Supreme Court ruled that the one-time monetary payment under the PKP privatization law applies exclusively to employees whose employment contracts were terminated after the law's effective date. Genowefa B. argued she should receive the payment despite her dismissal occurring before the law came into force on October 27, 2000. The court rejected this claim, establishing a strict interpretation based on public finance constraints and the legislative intent to limit benefits to those dismissed post-implementation.