This is the sixth article in a series about Central and East
European employment law issues.
Since 1990, Poland has been steadily transitioning to a
liberalized economy, and although progress has been rocky at times,
Poland stands out as a bright spot among its fellow transitional
economies. Poland still struggles with rigid labor and
employment laws, low-level corruption, and creaky infrastructure,
but boasts an educated workforce, and according to the World Bank,
ranks 62 out of 183 economies for ease of doing business (a slight
decrease from 2011). As of the post date of this entry,
Poland is in the midst of co-hosting the Euro 2012 competition (for
those of you who may be scratching your heads – the Euro
2012 is a showcase of the world's most popular sport
– the "beautiful game" known as football the
world over, and soccer to most Americans), which to date has gone
off fairly smoothly, and has served to introduce many to the beauty
of Poland and its
