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II PK 125/08 AI generated

Court dismisses cassation appeal, ruling internal award rules create a civil unjust enrichment claim, not an employment dispute.

Case Number II PK 125/08
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a former employee against a fund for the return of improperly paid quarterly awards. The fund argued these payments were based on internal regulations rather than employment contracts, while the employee claimed the dispute fell under labor law. The court determined that because the payments lacked a contractual basis, they constituted unjust enrichment under civil law, making the statute of limitations for such claims different from those for employment disputes.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 476 § 1 pkt 1 k.p.c.; Art. 405 i nast. k.c.; A claim for the return of benefits paid pursuant to internal fund regulations constitutes a civil unjust enrichment claim rather than an employment law claim, and the standard statute of limitations for unjust enrichment applies.

Keywords

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unjust enrichment internal regulations statute of limitations employment law cassation appeal fund management civil liability

Cited Legislation

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art. 476 § 1 pkt 1 k.p.c.
art. 405 i następne k.c.
art. 291 k.p.
art. 6 k.c.
art. 232 k.p.c.
art. 409 k.c.
art. 13 ustawy o fundacjach
§ 11 ust. 1 Statutu Fundacji
art. 58 k.c.
art. 39813 k.p.c.
art. 39814 k.p.c.

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