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II PZP 2/09 AI generated

Supreme Court denies judges overtime pay under Labor Code as judicial law excludes it.

Case Number II PZP 2/09
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether judges are entitled to overtime pay under the Labor Code. The plaintiff argued for compensation based on standard labor provisions, while the defendant contended that judicial statutes specifically exclude such regulations. The court ruled that because the law governing judges does not explicitly cover overtime, the Labor Code's overtime provisions do not apply to them.

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Art. 129 § 1 k.p.; Art. 1511 k.p.; Art. 83 p.u.s.p.; Art. 178 ust. 2 Konstytucji RP; Art. 66 ust. 2 Konstytucji RP; Art. 137 ust. 5 Traktatu UE; Dyrektywa 2003/88/WE: Judges are not entitled to additional remuneration for work exceeding statutory time limits because the specific law governing their office excludes the application of general labor code provisions regarding overtime.

Keywords

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judicial remuneration overtime pay Labor Code application judicial independence constitutional interpretation EU directive scope statutory exclusion

Cited Legislation

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Art. 129 § 1 k.p.
Art. 1511 k.p.
Art. 83 p.u.s.p.
Art. 178 ust. 2 Konstytucji RP
Art. 66 ust. 2 Konstytucji RP
Art. 137 ust. 5 Traktatu UE
Dyrektywa 2003/88/WE
art. 1511 k.p
art. 129 § 1 k.p
art. 390 § 1 k.p.c

Cited Case Law

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C-350/99, Lange v. Schüneman
C-14/04, Dellas
C-437/05, Vorel
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