On December 17, 2019, the District Court for Warsaw Praga-Południe in Warsaw, 6th Labor and Social Insurance Division, heard a case for compensation and damages in connection with mobbing, ref. No. VI P 898/13.
In this case, the plaintiff was called by other employees due to the fact that, in their opinion, she came to work only to get pregnant and go on sick leave. Employees slandered the claimant in her absence, and her clothing was also commented on. In addition to slandering, the co-worker sent e-mails to the claimant without attachments, which made her work difficult, disconnected the business phone during the conversation conducted by the claimant, or sent the claimant’s e-mails late. Moreover, the employer falsified the claimant’s assessment as a civil service employee, which resulted in the non-renewal of her employment contract. The investigation team appointed to investigate the mobbing issue stated that the actions of the associates were aimed at eliminating the claimant from the team of employees.
In the justification of the lawsuit, the claimant stated that from the very beginning of her work she had been mobbed and harassed by her immediate supervisor and other employees. The mobbing used against her was supposed to lead to the plaintiff’s mental health disorder and the need for treatment. The plaintiff was on sick leave due to her mental health, and as a result of negative actions directed against her by her associates, she suffered a health disorder for a period of 6 months. During this period, she underwent adaptive and anxiety-depressive disorders, which belong to the group of disorders that were a reaction to stress, and therefore had to take medications.
The court awarded the plaintiff the amount of PLN 23,497.98 as compensation for mobbing and PLN 8,240.00 as compensation for mobbing.
english
