Supreme Court allows partial counting of farm work years to supplement pension contribution periods under specific statutory conditions.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland partially allowed the applicant's request to supplement her pension contribution period with agricultural work years. The lower courts initially granted a higher pension based on full equivalence, but the Supreme Court clarified that such treatment is exceptional and strictly limited to filling gaps in contribution periods. Consequently, the court ruled that farm work could only be counted to the extent necessary to reach the minimum 15-year requirement, without raising the pension to the lowest standard rate.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 10 ust. 1 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych; Art. 28 w zw. z art. 54 ustawy o emeryturach i rentach z Funduszu Ubezpieczeń Społecznych: Agricultural work periods may be treated as contribution periods only exceptionally to supplement the minimum required duration, without elevating the pension amount to the lowest statutory rate.