Supreme Court dismisses appeal, ruling hospital director, not university rector, can terminate employment contract.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a hospital director against a lower court order to reinstate him to his position. The plaintiff argued that the university rector had the authority to terminate his contract, but the court found this interpretation incorrect. The court determined that only the hospital director, not the university rector, possesses the legal power to terminate the employment relationship for these specific clinical leadership roles.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 44a ust. 7a ustawy o zakładach opieki zdrowotny; Art. 31 k.p.: The director of a public healthcare facility, not the rector of the medical university, is the sole entity authorized to terminate the employment contract of a clinical director or head of a clinical department.