Unemployment benefit cannot be offset against readiness-to-work pay under Polish Labor Code Article 81.1.

The Supreme Court dismissed the employer's cassation appeal regarding a claim for readiness-to-work pay. The plaintiff argued that unemployment benefits received during a period of non-employment should be offset against the awarded wage, but the court found no legal basis for such deduction. The court ruled that the Labor Code explicitly regulates readiness-to-work compensation without creating a gap requiring analogical application of offset rules, thereby rejecting the employer's argument that the plaintiff's receipt of benefits negated their readiness to work.