Supreme Court allows termination of collective agreement terms without union consultation if no new agreement exists.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the plaintiff's claim to invalidate a termination of employment conditions based on the expiration of a collective agreement. The employer argued that the loss of the collective agreement's validity was a sufficient reason for termination, while the lower courts required specific economic motives and union consultation regarding new terms. The court ruled that the expiration of the collective agreement is a legitimate cause for termination and that informing the union about unchanged base wages was unnecessary.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 241 § 2 k.p.; Art. 45 § 1 k.p.; Art. 38 § 1 k.p.; Art. 8 k.p.; Art. 32, 33 Konstytucji RP: The expiration of a collective agreement constitutes a valid reason for terminating employment conditions without requiring proof of specific economic motives or consultation on new terms if the base wage remains unchanged.