Employer's error regarding employee access to confidential info does not invalidate non-compete agreement damages.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the employer's cassation appeal, upholding the lower court's award of damages for the employee's adherence to a non-compete agreement. The employer argued that the employee lacked access to confidential information, which should have justified terminating the post-employment non-compete clause. The court ruled that the absence of such justification does not automatically terminate the contract but requires a mutual agreement or specific legal procedure, meaning the agreed damages remained enforceable.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 84 k.c. w związku z art. 300 k.p.; Art. 1012 § 2 k.p.: An employer's mistake regarding the existence of confidential information does not constitute grounds for unilaterally terminating a post-employment non-compete agreement or avoiding its legal consequences.