Labor contract change to avoid higher severance deemed circumventing law and violating public order.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal against a lower court ruling that rejected her claim for a higher severance payment. The court found that the plaintiff and employer colluded to transfer her to a specific department solely to qualify for a higher severance bonus, knowing the mine was being closed. Consequently, the court ruled this maneuver was an attempt to circumvent statutory rules and violated public order because the mine's restructuring was funded by the state budget, not company profits.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 26 listopada 1998 r. o dostosowaniu górnictwa węgla kamiennego do funkcjonowania w warunkach gospodarki rynkowej; ustawa z dnia 28 listopada 1998 r. o zmianie niektórych ustaw w związku z reformą górnictwa węgla kamiennego; art. 58 § 2 k.c.; art. 300 k.p. – A change in employment contract to secure a higher severance payment when restructuring is state-funded constitutes circumvention of law and violates public order.