Supreme Court dismissed appeal; teacher's contract termination was lawful after 182 days sick leave and health leave expired.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal against the lower court's decision to terminate her employment contract. The facts showed the teacher was on sick leave for 182 days followed by a health leave that ended in August 2007, after which the employer was legally obligated to terminate the contract. The court ruled that the employer's delayed termination in December did not violate protective statutory deadlines because the law only required termination by the end of the month the sick period expired, not a specific waiting period after that date.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 23 ust. 1 pkt 2 Karty Nauczyciela; Art. 23 ust. 2 pkt 2 Karty Nauczyciela: Termination of a contract with a named teacher becomes mandatory upon the expiration of 182 days of temporary inability to work due to illness and the conclusion of a health leave shorter than one year, with the protective deadline for termination calculated from the end of the sick period.