Supreme Court dismisses appeal; anniversary bonus right expires on exact service period end date per regulation.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a former coal mine manager against the lower court's rejection of his anniversary bonus claim. The plaintiff argued for a later payment date, but the court held that the right to the bonus arises strictly on the specific day the 45-year service period expires, which was February 15, 2001. Since the plaintiff could not acquire this right on that date due to a statutory exclusion, the law precludes any subsequent acquisition of the bonus.
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 7 ust. 1 zarządzenia Ministra Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 23 grudnia 1989 r.; The right to an anniversary bonus arises exclusively on the day the qualifying service period expires or the regulations enter into force, and if the right cannot be acquired on that specific date due to statutory exclusions, it never arises.