Supreme Court allows anniversary bonus claim by recognizing late degree completion as study completion.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the appellate court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claim for an anniversary bonus and premium. The plaintiff argued that his university studies completed after his initial graduation should count toward his 40-year work tenure, while the employer contended the studies were not completed. The court ruled that obtaining a degree constitutes the completion of studies under the relevant regulation, thereby validating the inclusion of the study period in the bonus calculation.
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 4 ust. 3 pkt 1 zarządzenia Ministra Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 23 grudnia 1989 r.; obtaining a degree of completed higher studies constitutes the completion of studies for the purpose of including study periods in the tenure qualifying for an anniversary bonus.