Supreme Court allows overtime pay and rest break compensation for drivers under intermittent work schedules.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland partially allowed the plaintiff's cassation appeal against a lower court ruling that denied overtime pay and rest break compensation. The plaintiff, a truck driver, argued that the lower court failed to recognize overtime due to a daily working hour limit and incorrectly treated scheduled breaks as unpaid free time. The court held that the statutory provisions on intermittent work schedules do not exempt drivers from overtime rules and that free time cannot be granted during scheduled breaks, leading to a remand for recalculation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 16 ust. 1 ustawy o czasie pracy kierowców; Art. 1512 k.p.: The applicability of intermittent work schedules to drivers does not depend on vehicle weight, and granting free time during scheduled breaks constitutes a violation of labor law provisions regarding overtime and rest periods.