Supreme Court dismisses union leader's special protection claim due to invalid union registration hierarchy.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's decision granting the union leader special protection and remanded the case for a new ruling on damages. The plaintiff, a union leader, sought reinstatement and compensation after being fired, arguing he was a specially protected employee under Polish labor law. The court found that the intermediate union organization lacked the statutory authority to register the local union, rendering the plaintiff's union status invalid and thus stripping him of special protections.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 32 ust. 1 ustawy o związkach zawodowych; Art. 393 § 1 k.p.c.: An employee is not considered specially protected if their union organization was registered by an entity lacking the statutory authority to do so, thereby invalidating the special protection status.