title: [How to interpret the notion of partial inability to work?].
abstract: The authors start from a seemingly absurd question whether it is possible to forfeit the ability to paid work in more than 100%. Referring to such legal acts as the Decree of the Ministry of Work and Social Politics of December 18, 2002, and the Bill on old-age and disability pensions paid from the Social Security Fund of December 17, 1998, the investigators perform an analysis and interpret the notions of "permanent" and "partial inability to work" in their semantic and economic aspects. The authors emphasize the fact that the two different categories: "ability to work" and "inability to work", when referring to a single individual, constitute a mathematical "unity". Hence, they believe the rule in force that decrees that a pension received due to inability to work is suspended only when the individual's income exceeds 130% of the average national monthly salary to be inappropriate and not corresponding to the principle of social security-associated compensation of the loss of the said individual's ability to work.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Ubezpieczeri Społecznych - Oddział w Pile, ul. Drygasa 28, 64-920 Piła. nostromo1947@wp.pl
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaczmarek
authors.forename: Jerzy T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Marcinkowski
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005104:Expert Testimony; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D018868:Insurance, Disability / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011044:Poland; D011640:Public Policy; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation