III PK 33/09
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Supreme Court dismissed claim for monetary equivalent of rest days, allowing only general damages instead.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal regarding a claim for a monetary equivalent of unpaid mandatory rest days. The plaintiffs, doctors, argued for financial compensation under labor code analogies, while the defendant contended that EU directives exclude such monetary claims. The court ruled that monetary equivalents are not available for rest days, limiting remedies to general damages for harm or compensation for injury.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 132, 133 k.p.; Art. 171, 172 k.p.; Art. 24, 471 k.c.; Art. 4771 k.p.c.: Monetary equivalents for unpaid mandatory rest days are not granted under labor law; instead, workers may claim general damages or compensation for injury, which are not alternative remedies to the monetary equivalent claim.
Keywords
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mandatory rest days
monetary equivalent
general damages
alternative remedies
labor code analogy
burden of proof
cassation appeal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 132 k.p.
Art. 133 k.p.
Art. 171 k.p.
Art. 172 k.p.
Art. 24 k.c.
Art. 471 k.c.
Art. 4771 k.p.c.
Art. 321 k.p.c.
Art. 98 k.p.c.
Art. 398 k.p.c.