Employer liability for unlawful termination without notice requires intentional violation of termination procedures under civil code.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an employee seeking damages for unlawful termination without notice. The employee argued that the employer intentionally violated termination procedures, causing him to lose his job and fail to find new employment as a foreigner. The court held that employer liability under the Civil Code exists only when the employer's actions constitute an intentional violation of the specific termination procedures required by law.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 415 k.c.; art. 52 § 1 pkt 1 k.p.; art. 251 § 1 k.p.; art. 50 ust. 1, 2, 8 oraz art. 51 ust. 1 ustawy o zatrudnianiu i przeciwdziałaniu bezrobociu: An employer bears liability for unlawful termination without notice under the Civil Code only if their actions involved an intentional violation of the statutory termination procedures.