I PK 249/05 AI generated

Supreme Court allows severance pay under new law if it benefits employee despite old procedural rules.

Case Number I PK 249/05

Court / Authority Sąd Najwyższy

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2006-06-14

Outcome Partially Allowed

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The Supreme Court of Poland partially allowed the plaintiff's cassation appeal regarding severance pay for a terminated employee. The lower court had denied the claim based on the old Labor Law, while the new Act of 2003 removed certain exclusions. The court ruled that the new law applies retroactively to proceedings started under the old law if the new provisions offer a more favorable outcome to the employee.

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Art. 28 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 13 marca 2003 r. o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy z przyczyn niedotyczących pracowników; Art. 398 k.p.c.: The new law governing severance pay applies to employees whose employment ended due to employer reasons after its entry into force, even if proceedings commenced under the old law, provided the new law offers a more favorable result.

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severance pay entitlement intertemporal law application retroactive statutory benefit labor law transition employee protection principle cassation reform procedural law application

Cited Legislation

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Art. 28 ust. 2 of the Act of 13 March 2003 on special rules for terminating employment relationships with employees for reasons not attributable to the employees

Art. 398 of the Code of Civil Procedure

art. 45 k.p

art. 47 k.p

art. 45 § 2 k.p

art. 477 § 1 k.p.c

art. 463 § 2 k.p.c

art. 98 k.p.c

art. 100 k.p.c

art. 39816 k.p.c

Supreme Court allows severance pay under new law if it benefits employee despite old procedural rules.

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