II PK 44/08 AI generated

New employer cannot invoke liquidation to dismiss union leader under special protection rules.

Case Number II PK 44/08

Court / Authority Sąd Najwyższy

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2008-09-25

Outcome Partially Allowed

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Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claim regarding wrongful termination. The plaintiff, a union committee head, argued that his dismissal violated special protections for union leaders following the acquisition of his workplace. The court held that the new employer cannot rely on the liquidation of the old entity to bypass these specific protections, as the union leader's status remained protected under the relevant labor law provisions.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 231 k.p.; Art. 32 ust. 1 ustawy o związkach zawodowych: Upon acquisition of a workplace, the new employer cannot invoke the liquidation of the previous employer to dismiss a union leader, as the special protection for such leaders remains in force and cannot be circumvented by the change in ownership.

Keywords

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union leader protection workplace acquisition special labor protection collective bargaining termination of employment labor law provisions union committee head

Cited Legislation

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Art. 231 k.p.

Art. 32 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 23 maja 1991 r. o związkach zawodowych

Art. 30 § 21 ustawy z dnia 23 maja 1991 r. o związkach zawodowych

Art. 38 k.p.

Art. 39815 § 1 k.p.c.

Art. 108 § 2 k.p.c.

Art. 39821 k.p.c.

art. 231 k.p

art. 411 k.p

art. 231 § 1 k.p

Cited Case Law

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Supreme Court dismisses appeal; union manager protection applies to new employer without explicit consent requirement.

Supreme Court dismissed appeal; union's failure to inform employer of protected workers exempts employer from consultation duties.

Supreme Court dismisses appeal: Art. 411 Labor Code applies to employer liquidation and transfer of business. European law interpretation does not override domestic law. Labor Code Art. 411; European Community Law; Employer liquidation; Transfer of business; Labor rights; Judicial interpretation; Pre-accession events.

Employer's bad faith termination causing loss of severance damages constitutes a tort under Polish law.

I PK 340/06

Supreme Court dismisses appeal when employee's link to acquired plant part cannot be established under Labor Code.

Local regulations cannot alter legal consequences of employer succession under Art. 231 of the Labor Code.

Supreme Court dismissed cassation appeal regarding unpaid vacation compensation after factory transfer to new employer.

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