Supreme Court allows 5-year unemployment period as non-contributory for re-employed political dissidents.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland overturned the appellate court's decision, allowing the applicant to count a five-year unemployment period as non-contributory for pension calculation. The applicant, a former employee of a state-owned enterprise, was dismissed in 1982 for political activities and re-employed in 1989 under a specific restoration law. The court ruled that while the general provision for temporary unemployment does not apply, the specific statute regarding political repression limits the non-contributory period to exactly five years.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 7 pkt 4 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych; Art. 11 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 24 maja 1989 r. o przywróceniu praw pracowniczych: The period of unemployment following the termination of employment with a person covered by the restoration act for political activities is counted as non-contributory, but not exceeding five years.