II PK 51/11
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Civil service retirement does not constitute a non-employee cause for severance pay under Polish labor law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal regarding his claim for both a pension severance and a monetary severance upon retirement. The court held that retirement is not a cause unrelated to the employee under the relevant group dismissal law, and that the employer's termination was legally justified. Consequently, the plaintiff received no monetary severance, though the court awarded the defendant 900 PLN in legal costs.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 87 ust. 1 ustawy o służbie cywilnej; Art. 10 ust. 1 ustawy o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania stosunków pracy z przyczyn niedotyczących pracowników: Retirement is not a cause unrelated to the employee entitling a worker to monetary severance pay.
Keywords
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civil service retirement
monetary severance pay
non-employee cause
group dismissals law
parallel employment
labor law dispute
pension severance
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 87 ust. 1 of the Act on Civil Service
Art. 10 ust. 1 in conjunction with Art. 8 of the Act on Special Rules for Termination of Employment Contracts for Causes Unrelated to the Employee
Art. 31 § 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 25 ust. 3, ust. 4 pkt 2 and ust. 9 of the Act on Civil Service
Art. 39813 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 39814 of the Code of Civil Procedure
art. 31 § 1 k.p
art. 379 pkt 2 k.p.c
art. 3983 § 1 pkt 2 k.p.c
art. 386 § 2 k.p.c