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I PK 294/07 AI generated

Supreme Court quashes dismissal due to pregnancy complications, ruling it violates maternity protection and gender discrimination laws.

Case Number I PK 294/07
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claim to return to work, finding the termination based on pregnancy-related absence violated maternity protection. The plaintiff, a specialist, was dismissed after her absence was caused by a threatened pregnancy, subsequent miscarriage, and related health complications, while the employer argued the return was unfeasible due to internal conflicts. The court held that such a dismissal constitutes gender discrimination and a breach of statutory maternity safeguards, necessitating a retrial to determine if the return to work was actually unfeasible.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 30 § 4 k.p.; Art. 45 § 1, § 2 k.p.; Art. 398 § 1 k.p.c.: A dismissal of a female employee due to absence caused by pregnancy complications constitutes gender discrimination and violates maternity protection principles, requiring the court to assess the feasibility of return to work without considering the employer's internal conflicts as valid grounds for non-feasibility.

Keywords

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maternity protection gender discrimination dismissal validity return to work pregnancy complications labor law Supreme Court

Cited Legislation

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Art. 30 § 4 k.p.
Art. 45 § 1 k.p.
Art. 45 § 2 k.p.
Art. 398 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 45 § 1 k.p
art. 233 § 1 k.p.c
art. 45 § 2 k.p
art. 30 § 4 k.p
art. 8 k.p
art. 316 § 1 k.p.c

Cited Case Law

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I PKN 66/00
Supreme Court dismissed appeal, ruling reinstatement requires assessing cause, basis, and consequences of termination.
I PKN 627/00
Dismissal of appeal: employer's breach of trust and lack of cooperation do not justify dismissing reinstatement.
I PKN 168/99
Supreme Court allows reinstatement of long-term employee despite internal conflict, prioritizing employer's objective interest over subjective claims.
I PKN 110/99
Supreme Court dismisses appeal when employee's brief conflict with supervisor does not justify denying reinstatement.
II PK 101/05
Supreme Court dismissed reinstatement claim as it would repeat the employer's valid grounds for dismissal.
I PK 96/02

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