Supreme Court allows overtime pay claim and invalidates unequal pay agreements violating equal treatment principles.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court partially overturned the lower court's dismissal of Maria P.'s claims against a university regarding unjustified termination, unused vacation, and unequal pay. The court held that while the employer had valid reasons for the termination, the agreement allowing unequal pay for comparable work violated the mandatory principle of equal treatment. Consequently, the claim for overtime compensation and damages for unequal treatment were remanded for reconsideration, whereas the appeal on other grounds was dismissed.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1514 § 1 k.p.; Art. 18 § 3 k.p.: Employers managing a specific organizational unit may be exempt from overtime pay, but employment agreements cannot validly establish unequal pay for comparable work, as such clauses violate the mandatory principle of equal treatment.