II PK 171/07
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Dismissal of appeal: employer's demotion to factory floor constitutes dignity violation allowing immediate contract termination.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a labor court ruling awarding damages for wrongful termination. The lower courts found that demoting a former vice-president to a physical factory floor role constituted malicious harassment violating the employee's dignity. Consequently, the court ruled the employer's actions justified the employee's immediate resignation without notice.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 111 k.p.; Art. 55 § 11 k.p.: An employer's intentional demotion of a high-ranking executive to a manual labor position constitutes a violation of the employee's dignity, serving as a valid ground for immediate contract termination without notice.
Keywords
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dignity violation
harassment at work
immediate termination
demotion to factory
malicious intent
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 111 k.p.
Art. 55 § 11 k.p.
Art. 229 § 4 k.p.
Art. 161 k.p.
Art. 398 k.p.c.
art. 42 § 4 k.p
art. 111 k.p
art. 55 § 11 k.p
art. 229 § 4 k.p
art. 161 k.p