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I PK 219/07 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal; firing for pension eligibility violates age/gender discrimination bans.

Case Number I PK 219/07
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the railway company's cassation appeal against a labor court ruling that voided an employee's dismissal. The court found that terminating a woman solely because she acquired the right to a railway pension at age 55 was unreasoned under labor law and constituted unlawful discrimination based on gender and age. Consequently, the court held that such a dismissal lacks objective justification and violates the statutory prohibition against age and gender discrimination in employment.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 40 ust. 1; Art. 50 ust. 1 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych; Art. 45 § 1 k.p.; Art. 113 k.p.: A dismissal based solely on an employee acquiring pension rights due to age and gender is unreasoned and violates the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age and gender.

Keywords

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age discrimination in employment gender discrimination in employment unreasonable dismissal pension eligibility termination objective justification standard labor law proportionality railway pension rights

Cited Legislation

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Art. 40 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
Art. 50 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 17 grudnia 1998 r. o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych
Art. 45 § 1 k.p.
Art. 113 k.p.
Art. 6 ust. 1 pkt. a dyrektywy 2000/78/WE
Art. 183b § 1 in fine k.p.
Art. 183b § 2 pkt 3 k.p.
art. 45 § 1 k.p
art. 113 k.p
art. 316 § 1 k.p.c

Cited Case Law

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I PK 305/02
I PKN 105/99
Early retirement rights combined with job reduction justify termination of employment contract.
I PKN 111/99
Early miner's pension rights do not justify dismissal but allow priority selection in economic layoffs.
I PK 7/04
Supreme Court dismisses cassation; firing solely for retirement age is unjustified under labor law.
II PK 100/05
Supreme Court remands labor dispute case regarding cross-border employment contract interpretation under German law.
I PK 210/03
I PK 616/02
II PK 19/2005
II PK 102/07
Reaching retirement age is a socially justified criterion for dismissal and cannot be considered discriminatory.

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