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I PK 235/07 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal; collective agreements are normative acts, not contracts, so contract law rules apply only subsidiarily.

Case Number I PK 235/07
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a regional court's decision rejecting the plaintiff's claim for social package compensation. The plaintiff argued that the employer failed to provide a written offer for new employment after terminating his contract, relying on general contract law requirements for written form. The court held that collective agreements are normative acts rather than contracts, meaning direct application of contract law rules is inappropriate, though interpretative rules may apply subsidiarily. Consequently, the court found the employer's oral proposal sufficient as it constituted a negotiation invitation rather than a formal contract offer, thus validating the termination.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 9 § 1 k.p.; Art. 65 § 2 k.c.: Collective agreements are normative acts, not contracts; therefore, contract law rules apply only subsidiarily when linguistic and systematic interpretation fails to establish a legal norm within the agreement's text.

Keywords

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collective agreements normative acts contract law subsidiarity written form requirement employment termination social package cassation appeal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 9 § 1 k.p.
Art. 65 § 2 k.c.
Art. 9 § 3 i 4 k.p.
Art. 29 § 2 k.p.
Art. 30 § 3 k.p.
Art. 42 § 2 k.p.
Art. 66, 71, 72 k.c.
Art. 77 k.c.
Art. 300 k.p.
Art. 39814 k.p.c.

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