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Supreme Court dismisses appeal; employee's waiver of anniversary bonus was invalid but barred by good faith principles.

Case Number I BP 12/06
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against a lower court ruling that rejected an employee's claim for an unissued anniversary bonus. The employee had voluntarily waived the bonus in exchange for a severance package allowing him to access public pension benefits, which the employer argued constituted an unfair advantage. The court held that while the waiver was legally void due to lack of genuine intent, the employee's subsequent attempt to claim the bonus violated principles of good faith and social coexistence.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 58 § 1 k.c.; Art. 8 k.p.: A waiver of an anniversary bonus obtained to secure incompatible economic benefits is void under civil law, but the claimant is barred from recovering it if their actions violate principles of good faith and social coexistence.

Keywords

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anniversary bonus void waiver good faith social coexistence unfair advantage severance package public pension

Cited Legislation

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Art. 58 § 1 k.c.
Art. 8 k.p.
art. 58 k.c
art. 8 k.p
art. 84 k.p
art. 58 § 1 k.c
art. 300 k.p
art. 24126 § 2 k.p
art. 78 k.p
art. 77 ust. 1 Konstytucji RP

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