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I PKN 54/97 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal, awarding damages instead of reinstatement due to conflict with social-economic purpose of labor law.

Case Number I PKN 54/97
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's cassation appeal against a lower court decision awarding damages in lieu of reinstatement. The plaintiff, a head nurse, sought return to her position after being dismissed for actions threatening hospital management and disrupting workplace order. The court held that reinstating her would violate Article 8 of the Labor Code, which prohibits exercising rights contrary to the social-economic purpose of law, thus prioritizing the hospital's management needs over the employee's wrongful dismissal claim.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 8 KP; Art. 45 § 1 KP: When reinstatement of an employee would violate the social-economic purpose of labor law due to threats to workplace functioning, the court must award damages instead of ordering reinstatement.

Keywords

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social-economic purpose of law labor code article 8 damages in lieu of reinstatement workplace conflict management labor law proportionality unfair dismissal consequences employee rights limitation

Cited Legislation

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Art. 8 KP
Art. 45 § 1 KP
Art. 477 § 2 KPC
Art. 379 pkt 5 KPC
Art. 382 KPC
Art. 393 § 2 KPC

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