On 31 March 2020, Poland’s emergency ‘Crisis Shield’ law was published in the Official Journal. The law provides for a series of economic and social measures to deal with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Poland’s Parliament took under 15 days to adopt a series of measures aimed at limiting the impact on the economy and employment of the coronavirus pandemic. On 18 March (c.f. article No. 11735), the government announced the ‘fast-track’ adoption of this special law, however the legislative process was lengthened by consultations with the social partners and by the consideration of more than 100 amendments by the Senate (some of which were highly controversial and concerned electoral...
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