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In public procurement procedures, tenderers often have questions related to references provided to them by subcontractors. In light of the decision issued by the National Review Commission for Reviewing Public Procurement Award Procedures, which garnered widespread media attention, contracting authorities will now have to call on tenderers to change subcontractors if the latter do not meet the tender criteria or there are grounds for exclusion.

Due to relatively low fines employers often assess that a violation is "worthwhile", ignoring the fact that a sanction in minor offence proceedings can have far-reaching consequences for their business (e.g. with regard to the employment of foreigners, public tenders, etc.).

On 30 May 2020, the National Assembly adopted the third package of COVID-19 measures. Chapter 11 of the Act (ZIUOOPE), which provides for the screening of foreign direct investments, has come under intense scrutiny.

On 29 May 2020, the National Assembly adopted the third »corona act«, which applies from 1 June 2020 and introduces new measures in the field of labour law, in particular the ordering of part-time work and the extension of the measure of reimbursing compensation for furloughed employees.