Employer may set confidentiality rules without notice; refusal to sign ethics form is not a breach.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a regional court awarding damages for wrongful termination. The employee refused to sign an ethics questionnaire and confidentiality agreement, which the employer argued constituted a serious breach of duty. The court clarified that while refusing to sign such documents is a breach, the employer must first inform the employee of their duties via a written document, and specific confidentiality rules do not require a separate change of contract if they do not alter the core employment relationship.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 100 § 2 pkt 6 k.p.; art. 100 § 1 w zw. z art. 100 § 2 pkt 4 k.p.; art. 52 § 1 pkt 1 k.p.: An employer may inform an employee of social coexistence rules by providing a written document, and refusal to sign does not constitute a breach; however, refusal to perform a lawful work instruction regarding confidentiality or ethics constitutes a serious breach of duty.