Labor regulations adopted before union formation remain valid without later union agreement.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court partially allowed the cassation appeal against a labor dispute ruling. The plaintiff argued that internal regulations adopted before union formation required later union approval, while the lower court found the plaintiff had knowingly accepted new terms via a signed agreement. The court upheld the procedural violation regarding the lack of union consultation but rejected the substantive claim that the regulations were invalid, noting the plaintiff's superior conditions for one year justified the arrangement.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 2418 k.p.; Art. 112 k.p.; Art. 113 k.p.; Art. 233 § 1 k.p.c.: Internal normative acts adopted before the existence of trade unions do not lose their binding force merely because unions are later established, provided the employer and employee agreed to their application.