Supreme Court dismisses appeal; mandatory pension fund contribution does not violate Constitution.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed Adam M.'s cassation appeal against the Social Insurance Institution's order to sign a contract with an open pension fund. The applicant argued this violated his constitutional rights, claiming the contribution was not his private property. The court ruled that pension contributions have a public-law insurance character and are not private property, making the mandatory transfer to the fund constitutional.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 22 ust. 3 ustawy o systemie ubezpieczeń społecznych; Art. 111 ust. 1 ustawy o systemie ubezpieczeń społecznych; Art. 67 ust. 1 Konstytucji RP; Contributions to pension insurance funds possess a public-law insurance character and do not constitute private property, thus their mandatory transfer to an open pension fund does not violate constitutional rights.