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I PK 298/03 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal on whether freight commission constitutes foreign travel allowance under labor law.

Case Number I PK 298/03
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an employee against a lower court's ruling awarding him additional foreign travel allowances. The employee argued that a 10% freight commission paid to him was insufficient and should be treated as a separate allowance, while the employer contended it was merely part of his base salary. The court held that the written employment contract clearly defined the 10% commission as part of the agreed remuneration, and without evidence of a contrary intent, this interpretation prevails over economic arguments regarding regional wage standards.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 65 k.c.; Art. 300 k.p.; Art. 5 k.c.; Art. 8 k.p.; Art. 233 § 1 k.p.c.; Art. 393 § 1 k.p.c.; Art. 98 k.p.c. The interpretation of written employment contract terms prevails over general economic conditions or regional wage standards absent proof of contrary intent.

Keywords

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foreign travel allowance freight commission employment contract interpretation labor remuneration cassation appeal dismissal good faith principle regional wage standards

Cited Legislation

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Art. 65 k.c.
Art. 300 k.p.
Art. 5 k.c.
Art. 8 k.p.
Art. 233 § 1 k.p.c.
Art. 393 § 1 k.p.c.
Art. 98 k.p.c.
art. 5 k.c
art. 233 § 1 k.p.c
art. 65 k.c

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