Supreme Court dismissed pension claim; volunteer fire chief without higher education and no teacher training college degree ineligible.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed Stanisław S.'s cassation appeal regarding his right to a teacher's pension. The applicant worked as a volunteer fire chief and claimed his service should count as teaching work, but he lacked a higher education degree and had only completed a short vocational course. The court ruled that under the Teacher's Card Act, such service only qualifies as teaching if the employee holds a higher degree and completed a specific teacher training college, which the applicant did not do.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1 ust. 2 pkt 5 ustawy z dnia 26 stycznia 1982 r. - Karta Nauczyciela; § 1 pkt 5 rozporządzenia Ministra Edukacji Narodowej i Sportu z dnia 10 września 2002 r.: A non-highly-educated employee in a leadership position within the Volunteer Fire Brigades is recognized as a teacher only if they have completed a teacher training college as defined in the regulation; a short vocational pedagogical course does not satisfy this requirement.