Polish Supreme Court allows overtime pay claim where bonus scheme concealed excessive hours worked.

The Supreme Court of Poland overturned the lower court's dismissal of an employee's claim for unpaid overtime wages. The employee argued that a voluntary bonus scheme used by the employer to disguise excessive overtime hours was invalid. The court ruled that such a scheme cannot replace the statutory obligation to pay for work actually performed beyond the legal limit, as the bonus amount did not reflect the true hours worked. Consequently, the case was remanded to the appellate court to calculate the specific overtime compensation owed.