Supreme Court allows partial claim for lost pre-retirement benefits but denies readiness pay due to prior employment termination.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court partially allowed the plaintiff's claim for lost pre-retirement benefits while dismissing the request for readiness pay. The court found that the plaintiff failed to earn the required retirement period due to the employer's wrongful refusal to rehire, justifying compensation under specific labor laws. Conversely, the court ruled that no readiness pay was owed because the employment relationship had already terminated before the relevant period in question.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 471 k.c.; Art. 300 k.p.; Art. 12 ust. o szczególnych zasadach rozwiązywania z pracownikami stosunków pracy; Art. 37k ust. o zatrudnieniu i przeciwdziałaniu bezrobociu; Art. 81 § 1 k.p.: Compensation for lost pre-retirement benefits is recoverable when an employer unlawfully refuses rehire preventing retirement period accumulation, but readiness pay is not due if the employment relationship has already ended prior to the claim period.