Supreme Court allows employee claim for restored wages after employer violated collective dismissal rules in changing employment terms.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland declared the lower court's judgment inconsistent with the law, thereby allowing the employee's claim to restore previous wage conditions. The dispute arose when an employer unilaterally changed working conditions and pay without adhering to the procedural requirements of the collective dismissals act. The court ruled that the act applies to such changes because they effectively terminate the employment relationship if the employee rejects the new terms, establishing that procedural violations grant the employee remedies under Article 45 of the Labor Code.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1 ust. 1 ustawy o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy z przyczyn niedotyczących pracowników; Art. 42 § 1 k.p.: The act on special rules for terminating employment relationships applies to changing employment conditions, and procedural violations in such cases entitle the employee to remedies for invalid termination.