Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 329, November 2002

Case No 1972 (Poland) - Complaint date: 19-MAY-98 - Closed

Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 129. The Committee last examined this case at its June 2002 meeting where it requested the Government to keep it informed of the outcome of the judicial proceedings concerning Mr. Grabowski, Chairperson of the workers’ organization, Sprawiedliwosc [328th Report, paras. 68-70].
2. 130. In a communication of 27 August 2002, the Government provided the judgement issued on 6 May 2002 by the District Court of Warsaw Praga-South. The Court held that the dismissal of Mr. Grabowski was justified and had no connection with his trade union activities. Considering that his reinstatement “would be incompatible with the social and economic objectives of the law and the principles of community life”, the court dismissed his claim for reinstatement but awarded him a compensation for unlawful termination of contract in the amount of three months salary, with interest from the date of dismissal.
3. 131. The Committee takes note of this information.