Supreme Court quashes labor court ruling for failing to apply internal pay regulation as legal source under Labor Code.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's judgment, remanding the case for a new decision on the employee's project-based compensation claim. The plaintiff argued that his salary exceeded the internal pay regulation, while the employer claimed his work was defective and thus no bonus was due. The court ruled that the internal pay regulation constitutes a source of law under the Labor Code and must be applied to determine owed wages, regardless of drafting flaws, while also correcting the lower court's improper allocation of the burden of proof.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 9 ust. 1 k.p.; Art. 772 k.p.; Art. 78 § 1 k.p.; Art. 80 k.p.; Art. 6 k.c.; Art. 232 k.p.c. The internal pay regulation serves as a source of law for determining employee remuneration, requiring the court to ascertain its content independently of drafting defects, and the burden of proof regarding specific facts lies with the party asserting them.