Acta Iuris Stetinensis

The article is entirely devoted to the issues related to dismissing an officer from service in the Police based on the Article 41(2)(4) of the Act on the Police. This provision conditions dismissal of a police officer on their acquiring the right to a pension after completing 30 years of service. It lays down that a decision in this respect is discretionary. Thus, it must take into account both the public interest and the legitimate interest of the party. At the same time, this article looks into whether the decision to dismiss an officer from Police service based on Article 41(2)(4) of the Act on the Police, issued within the boundary of administrative discretion, does not violate the principle of equal treatment in employment, i.e. whether it is in fact a symptom of discrimination based on the age of the officer. The European Union provides relevant regulations which the Republic of Poland, as a member of the EU, is obliged to respect. Therefore, individual provisions of the Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation are analysed here. The conclusion is that dismissal under Article 41(2)(4) of the Act on the Police is not a symptom of their unequal and discriminatory treatment due to his or her age if this dismissal aims to protect the legal interest of the service.