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THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON COLLECTIVE RELATIONS IN POLAND
THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON COLLECTIVE RELATIONS IN POLAND

Author(s): Błażej Mądrzycki, Łukasz Pisarczyk
Subject(s): Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: labour law; crisis; COVID-19; protection; anti-crisis regulations; social dialogue; social partners

Summary/Abstract: The crisis caused by the outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the legislature to make numerous legal changes. The undertaken measures comprised labour law understood in the broadest sense. They were intended to protect the economy, including jobs, from the dramatic consequences of the spread of the virus and the associated danger. The extraordinary circumstances called for specific measures, focused on protecting work and workers. The drafting of protective regulations, under such special circumstances, could not take place without dialogue involving the labour. At the multi-company level, this was seeking concrete solutions to protect the employees. In turn, at the company level, the partners exercised the rights guaranteed by the anti-crisis regulations. The article offers an analysis of the legal situation of participants in social dialogue – both the employees and the employers. In retrospect, it is possible to evaluate specific measures which have been adopted.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 95
  • Page Range: 354-374
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English