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II PK 27/04 AI generated

Employment contract termination by employee refusal of employer's change of terms is deemed employer-initiated dismissal under employee guarantee packages.

Case Number II PK 27/04
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal and allowed the employee's claim for severance pay after the employer terminated his contract following his refusal of new working conditions. The employee had been dismissed after rejecting a change in his role and salary proposed by the company's new management. The court ruled that such a termination constitutes a dismissal by the employer rather than a voluntary resignation by the employee, thereby triggering the severance obligation under the Employee Guarantee Package.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 42 k.p.; Art. 9 § 1 k.p.: An employee's refusal to accept a unilateral change of employment terms by the employer constitutes a dismissal initiated by the employer, entitling the employee to severance pay under collective guarantee agreements.

Keywords

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employee guarantee package unilateral change of terms dismissal by employer severance pay entitlement private enterprise privatization labor contract termination collective bargaining agreement

Cited Legislation

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Art. 42 k.p.
Art. 9 § 1 k.p.
Dz.U. Nr 118, poz. 561 ze zm.
§ 14 Pakietu Gwarancji Pracowniczych
§ 2 ust. 3 w związku z § 11 ust. 2 Pakietu Gwarancji Pracowniczych
art. 1 ust. 1 zdanie drugie ustawy o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstw państwowych
§ 34 Pakietu Gwarancji Pracowniczych
art. 393 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 9 § 1 k.p
art. 382 k.p.c

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