Supreme Court dismisses claim for unemployment pay when public employee receives pension immediately after termination.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland dismissed the cassation appeal regarding a municipal employee's claim for unemployment benefits. The lower courts had awarded both an emolument for unemployment and a pension severance, but the Supreme Court found this dual payment violated social coexistence principles. The court ruled that receiving a pension immediately after termination means the employee is not considered unemployed, thus excluding them from the statutory benefit.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 10 ust. 3 ustawy o pracownikach samorządowych; Art. 8 k.p.: Receiving a pension immediately after termination of employment precludes the status of being unemployed, thereby excluding the employee from the right to unemployment benefits and rendering the simultaneous payment of both severance and unemployment pay contrary to social coexistence principles.