Supreme Court rejects age discrimination claim, ruling EU Treaty Art. 13 is not a direct source of individual rights.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal against a labor court judgment awarding compensation and pension for a work accident. The plaintiff argued that the employer's obligation to pay supplementary pension was limited until retirement age, violating EU anti-discrimination rules. The court held that EU Treaty Article 13 grants legislative competence to the Community rather than creating direct individual rights, and that the accident occurred before Poland joined the EU, making EU law inapplicable.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 13 Traktatu o ustanowieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej; Art. 444 § 2 k.c. - Article 13 of the Treaty establishing the European Community establishes the legislative competence of the Community organs and does not constitute a basis for individual claims or a ground for cassation.