Supreme Court allows six-month severance for state enterprise directors, rejecting three-month cap under new law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland allowed the plaintiff's cassation appeal, overturning the lower court's dismissal of his claim for a six-month severance payment. The plaintiff argued that the specific provision granting six months to directors of state enterprises should prevail over the general law capping severance at three months. The court ruled that the specific statute regarding state enterprises takes precedence and that the new law did not intend to derogate from the higher severance standard established in the earlier specific law.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 39 ust. 1 ustawy o przedsiębiorstwach państwowych; Art. 12 ustawy z dnia 3 marca 2000 r. o wynagradzaniu osób kierujących niektórymi podmiotami prawnymi: A specific statutory provision granting a higher severance period to directors of state enterprises prevails over a general provision capping severance at three months, as the legislature did not explicitly repeal the specific rule.