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Psychological stress from lawful management actions respecting dignity and social norms is not a work accident cause.

Case Number I PK 260/07
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the widow of a bus driver who died from a stroke following a tense meeting with his supervisor. The lower court found that the supervisor's accusations of theft and threats of dismissal, while unpleasant, were conducted within professional limits respecting the employee's dignity and established workplace norms. Consequently, the court ruled that such lawful management actions did not constitute an extraordinary event capable of being a contributory cause of the fatal accident.

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Art. 3 ust. 1 ustawy wypadkowej; Art. 111 k.p.; Art. 94 pkt 10 k.p.: Psychological stress resulting from a supervisor's lawful exercise of management functions, which respects the employee's dignity and social coexistence norms, cannot be recognized as a contributory cause of a work accident.

Keywords

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work accident cause psychological stress management functions employee dignity contributory cause cassation appeal workplace norms

Cited Legislation

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Art. 3 ust. 1 ustawy wypadkowej
Art. 111 k.p.
Art. 94 pkt 10 k.p.
Art. 39813 § 2 k.p.c.
Art. 39814 k.p.c.
art. 111 k.p
art. 94 pkt 10 k.p
art. 39813 § 2 k.p.c
art. 39814 k.p.c

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