Supreme Court dismisses cassation on overtime pay and work certificate issues, upholding lower court findings.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the employer against a labor court judgment awarding overtime pay and compensation for procedural errors. The employer argued that the court failed to verify witness credibility and improperly calculated overtime hours without individual proof. The court rejected these claims, noting that the lower court correctly applied statutory rules for overtime calculation and that the specific procedural errors cited did not affect the final judgment on the disputed claims.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 52 § 1 pkt 1 k.p.; Art. 1294 k.p.; Art. 3921 § 2 pkt 2 k.p.c.; Art. 322 k.p.c.; Art. 328 § 2 k.p.c.: A termination of employment contract not complying with legal requirements or social coexistence principles is not void ab initio; failure to notify without prior notice has no legal effect if notice was previously given; in the equivalent working time system, work exceeding daily or average weekly norms constitutes overtime work.