Supreme Court allows pension claim by redefining slaughter prep work and excluding military return periods.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland overturned the appellate court's dismissal of a pension claim, ruling that preparatory meat processing work qualifies as slaughterhouse employment. The applicant had accumulated insufficient years in special conditions due to a strict interpretation of military service return periods and a narrow definition of slaughter duties. The court held that the 30-day return period is not part of employment and that slaughter duties include subsequent meat disassembly, thereby granting the applicant the necessary years for early retirement.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 108 ust. 1 ustawy o powszechnym obowiązku obrony; Art. 32 ust. 1 i 4 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach; Art. 32 ust. 1 i 4 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach w związku z § 2 i 4 rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów w sprawie wieku emerytalnego: The thirty-day period for returning to work after military service is not counted as employment or work in special conditions, and preparatory and subsequent meat disassembly activities are included in the definition of slaughterhouse work.