III PK 114/05
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Supreme Court dismissed appeal; collective agreement termination by employee does not violate equal treatment principle.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an employee seeking higher severance pay. The employee argued that receiving less than those fired by the employer violated equal treatment principles under the Labor Code and Constitution. The court ruled that objective differences in initiative for termination justify varying compensation levels without constituting discrimination.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 59 ust. 2 i 4 Konstytucji; art. 9 § 1 k.p.; Art. 112 i 113 k.p.: A collective agreement terminating employment by employee's initiative is a source of labor law, and lower compensation for such cases does not violate equal treatment due to objective factual differences.
Keywords
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collective agreement termination
employee initiative
equal treatment principle
labor severance pay
discrimination in compensation
cassation appeal dismissal
objective justification
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 59 ust. 2 i 4 Konstytucji
art. 9 § 1 k.p.
art. 112 i art. 113 k.p.
art. 6 ust. 4 lit. d w związku z art. 9 u.z.p.
art. 9 ust. 2 układu zbiorowego pracy
art. 1 dyrektywy 98/59 WE
art. 141 ust. 1-3 TWE
art. 9 § 1 k.p
art. 113 k.p
art. 9 k.p