II PK 313/07
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Supreme Court dismissed appeal; employee cannot claim vacation pay if employer failed to grant leave within statutory deadline.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a labor court ruling awarding monetary compensation for unused vacation time. The plaintiff, a mayor, refused to take assigned leave because the designated replacement was on sick leave, preventing him from performing duties. The court held that an employee cannot be accused of abusing rights to demand vacation pay if the employer failed to grant the leave within the legally prescribed timeframe.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 168 k.p.; Art. 171 § 1 k.p.; Art. 8 k.p.; An employee cannot be accused of abusing rights to demand vacation pay if the employer failed to grant the leave within the legally prescribed timeframe.
Keywords
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vacation pay
abuse of rights
statutory deadline
labor law
employer obligation
cassation appeal
unused leave
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 168 k.p.
Art. 171 § 1 k.p.
Art. 8 k.p.
Art. 164 § 2 k.p.
§ 5 rozporządzenia Ministra Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej z dnia 8 stycznia 1997 r.
art. 8 k.p
art. 171 § 1 k.p
art. 168 k.p
art. 171 k.p
art. 100 k.p