Firefighter's social insurance exemption upheld; pre-1999 service excludes mandatory coverage for concurrent business activity.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the social insurance fund's cassation appeal regarding Halina S.'s mandatory social insurance status. The court found that firefighters serving before January 1, 1999, were exempt from mandatory social insurance when engaging in concurrent business activities. Consequently, the lower court's ruling exempting the applicant from mandatory coverage was confirmed, and the fund was ordered to pay litigation costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa o systemie ubezpieczeń społecznych z dnia 20 sierpnia 1991 r. (Dz.U. z 2004 r. Nr 143, poz. 1465); Ustawa z dnia 23 grudnia 1999 r. o zmianie ustawy o systemie ubezpieczeń społecznych (Dz.U. Nr 110, poz. 1256): The legislature did not intend to replace mandatory social insurance with voluntary coverage for firefighters serving before 1999; such service automatically excludes the obligation to insure under other titles.