Supreme Court allows employee's claim by ruling termination date starts when employer wrongly refuses re-employment.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of Dariusz K.'s claim against his employer for wrongful termination. The court found that the employer incorrectly declared the employment relationship ended, thereby refusing further employment. Consequently, the 14-day deadline for filing a reinstatement claim began on the day of this wrongful refusal rather than the date of the initial termination notice. The court ruled that the lower court erred in applying the statute of limitations by failing to account for the employer's procedural violation.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 67 k.p.; Art. 264 § 2 k.p.: When an employer wrongfully terminates an employment relationship by refusing further employment based on a mistaken belief that the relationship has ended, the 14-day limitation period for a reinstatement claim begins on the day of that refusal.