Court rules that a researcher's participation in a faculty survey during sick leave counts as work activity.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of the claim for work-related accident compensation. The deceased was a researcher on sick leave who participated in a faculty survey and died in a cafeteria shortly after. The court found the lower court failed to determine if the survey participation constituted work activity or if the link to employment was severed before the accident. Consequently, the case was remanded for further fact-finding to assess whether the death occurred during work duties.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 3 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy z dnia 30 października 2002 r. o ubezpieczeniu społecznym z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; participation in professional duties during sick leave without explicit instruction constitutes work activity unless the employee voluntarily severed the employment link.