II PZP 9/09
AI generated
Supreme Court rules Art. 43 of the Employees' Claims Protection Act excludes reference periods from Art. 12 for Fund payouts.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether reference periods under Article 12 of the Employees' Claims Protection Act apply to payouts from the Employees' Compensation Fund. The plaintiff argued these periods should be considered, while the Court determined that Article 43 provides a self-contained basis for claims. Consequently, the Court ruled that reference periods defined in Article 12 do not apply to claims satisfied by the Fund under Article 43.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 43 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 13 lipca 2006 r. o ochronie roszczeń pracowniczych w razie niewypłacalności pracodawcy; Art. 12 ust. 3-5 tej ustawy: The reference periods specified in Article 12 do not apply to the satisfaction of employees' claims by the Fund under Article 43.
Keywords
AI generated
Employees' Compensation Fund
Employees' Claims Protection Act
Reference periods
Insolvency of employer
Self-contained regulation
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 43 ust. 1 of the Act of 13 July 2006 on the protection of employees' claims in the event of an employer's insolvency
Art. 12 ust. 3-5 of the Act of 13 July 2006 on the protection of employees' claims in the event of an employer's insolvency
art. 390 § 1 k.p.c
art. 361 § 1 k.p
art. 291 § 5 k.p
art. 3 k.c
Cited Case Law
AI generatedI PK 150/08
Supreme Court reversed lower court, ruling employee claims under transitional fund must be assessed by 1993 insolvency law.
II PK 16/06
II PK 18/06
Supreme Court defines insolvency day as bankruptcy filing date, overturning lower court dismissal of employee claims.
II PK 17/06
Supreme Court clarifies that insolvency date for employee claims is the filing date, not the ruling date, to align with EU Directive 80/987.