Supreme Court allows damages for illegal termination by employer using reorganization to replace staff.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal and allowed the employees' claim for damages regarding the termination of their employment contracts. The lower court found that the employer used the legal termination mechanism triggered by state reorganization to replace the plaintiffs with new staff, constituting an abuse of rights. The court ruled that while termination occurs by law, labor courts can still assess whether the employer failed to offer continued employment terms, violating social justice principles.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IAArt. 67 k.p.; Art. 56 k.p.; Art. 20 ust. 3 ustawy o przekształceniach; Although termination of employment occurs by law following reorganization, a labor court may evaluate the employer's failure to offer continued employment terms under social justice principles, allowing damages for abuse of the termination institution to replace staff.