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III PK 59/08 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal; statutory appointment does not create employment relationship under Labor Code.

Case Number III PK 59/08
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the defendant's cassation appeal regarding a dispute over reinstatement and severance pay. The plaintiff was appointed as director by the County Council but later dismissed, claiming this constituted an employment contract rather than a statutory appointment. The court held that the specific provisions for statutory appointments do not apply to this position because no explicit law mandates such a relationship for this role. Consequently, the general rule of an employment contract applies, validating the lower courts' findings of a labor relationship.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 68 § 1 k.p.; Art. 47a ust. 2 ustawy o pomocy społecznej: The mere use of the term 'appointment' in social assistance law does not establish an employment relationship under the Labor Code unless explicitly provided by specific legislation.

Keywords

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statutory appointment employment relationship Labor Code social assistance law cassation appeal dismissal of contract labor dispute

Cited Legislation

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Art. 68 § 1 k.p.
Art. 47a ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 29 listopada 1990 r. o pomocy społecznej
Art. 2 pkt 3 ustawy z dnia 22 marca 1990 r. o pracownikach samorządowych
Art. 3987 § 1 zdanie pierwsze k.p.c.
Art. 167 k.p.c.
Art. 39821 k.p.c.
Art. 391 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 68 § 1 k.p
art. 39 k.p
art. 45 § 1 k.p

Cited Case Law

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IV CKN 113/01

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