Supreme Court dismissed appeal; unpaid travel allowances do not justify immediate contract termination without notice.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's appeal against a lower court ruling that rejected his claim for damages due to the employer's failure to pay travel allowances. The plaintiff argued that the employer's persistent non-payment constituted a serious breach justifying immediate contract termination without notice, but the court found the employer's delay in payment did not meet this threshold. The court clarified that travel allowances are not wages and must be paid within 14 days of trip completion, meaning the statutory one-month notice period for termination remained valid.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 55 § 11 k.p.; Art. 55 § 2 k.p.; Art. 52 § 2 k.p.; Art. 775 § 5 k.p.; Art. 85 k.p.: Failure to pay travel allowances does not constitute a serious breach justifying immediate contract termination without notice; the one-month notice period applies unless the employer's delay reaches the level of a permanent violation.