Supreme Court dismissed appeal; employer must terminate employment contract to reduce salary under specific law.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's cassation appeal against a lower court ruling that rejected the employee's claim for return of unpaid bonuses. The court found that while the employer had the statutory authority to set the salary, the employee's remuneration was already below the legal maximum, rendering the salary reduction legally effective without needing a formal termination of the employment contract. Consequently, the court held that the employer's unilateral adjustment of the salary was valid and the employee's claim for unjust enrichment failed.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 42 k.p.; Art. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 3 marca 2000 r. o wynagradzaniu osób kierujących niektórymi podmiotami prawnymi: A reduction of remuneration established by an employment contract requires the termination of the contract's conditions even when the employer set the amount based on statutory authority, provided the new amount is lower than the legal maximum.