Polish Supreme Court dismissed appeal; EU Charter cannot be invoked as independent source of rights before national courts.

The Polish Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by four former employees against their employer, Telekomunikacja Polska SA. The plaintiffs argued that the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights violated their rights to work and protection against unjustified dismissal. The court ruled that the Charter cannot be effectively invoked before national courts as an independent source of rights or as a standard for assessing the compatibility of national law with fundamental rights.