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New employment law developments in Czech law effective from 1 January 2022

As of 1 January 2022,  several significant changes in the field of employment law have been adopted, including changes to the minimum wage and work-life balance. In this article, we assess these changes and their impact. Increase in the minimum…
Posted on 3rd January, 2022
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Changes in rules of entry to workplace following return from abroad

As of July 1, 2021, mandatory COVID-19 testing of employees at their workplace ended in the Czech Republic. However, since July 9, 2021, new obligations of testing for COVID-19 for persons returning from abroad have been introduced. The new rules…
Posted on 8th January, 2021
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Changes of taxation of employment income in the Czech Republic in 2021

The new law changing materially the taxation of employment income was approved and took effect on 1 January 2021. Below we summarise the main changes: Income from employment (and other types of taxable personal income) is generally subject to a…
Posted on 2nd January, 2021
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Changes impacting employment law in the Czech Republic in 2020

In June 2020, the long-awaited amendment to the Labour Code was approved. The amendment is to take effect on 30 July 2020, with the exemption of certain matters, especially the new calculation of annual leave entitlement and the concept of…
Posted on 9th January, 2020
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Tax News – coronavirus-related tax relief package

We would like to briefly inform you that the government approved the so-called Tax Relief Package at the weekend – a package of measures that should help taxpayers, and the economy, deal with the coronavirus (Covid-19) emergency. The exact parameters…
Posted on 4th January, 2020
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Czech Republic: PRK Partners named 2019 Best Law Firm of the Year

Celia Alliance member, PRK Partners, has been named the 2019 Best Law Firm of the Year, organised by EPRAVO.CZ under the auspices of the Czech Bar Association and the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic. In addition to the…
Posted on 1st January, 2020
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Czech Republic: Dismissal protection during sickness period

A new law on electronic medical certificates could prevent employees wrongly claiming dismissal protections by obtaining doctor’s certificates after an alleged ‘sick period’. Based on the new legal regulation, the employee’s medical incapacity should be known to the employer immediately…
Posted on 8th January, 2019
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Changes impacting employment law in the Czech Republic in 2019

There have been two major changes to Czech Republic employment law proposed for 2019: an increase of the threshold for payment of health insurance, and the proposed amendment to the Opening Hours Act. Increase of the Decisive Amount for Payment…
Posted on 3rd January, 2019
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Extensive changes impacting employment law in the Czech Republic in 2019

Extensive changes impacting employment law in the Czech Republic in 2019 Employers will want to take note of proposed changes to sick leave provisions and extensive amendments of the Czech Labour Code. Sickness benefits to be paid from day 1…
Posted on 11th January, 2018
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PRK partners among the top six law firms in the Czech Republic again

After winning the award last year, we have again been shortlisted for the upcoming Chambers Europe Award 2017 according the internationally acclaimed directory of law firms, Chambers and Partners. The awards are issued in recognition of work of national and…
Posted on 3rd January, 2017
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Changes to Criminal Liability of Legal Entities

Recent developments As of 1 December 2016 there are changes in the law in relation to the criminal liability of a legal entity.  The changes narrow the scope of natural persons whose conduct can be attributed to a legal entity.…
Posted on 11th January, 2016
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New legislation on restriction of business hours in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic – October 2016 New Legislation on restriction of business hours for retail and wholesale trade during specified national holidays New legislation came into force on 1 October 2016 which prohibits or limits retail and wholesale trade on specified…
Posted on 10th January, 2016
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Proposed Amendments to the Labour Code – Issue 1

Welcome to the first issue in our series discussing the proposed amendments to the Czech Labour Code.  The amendments, scheduled to take effect from 1 April 2017, are currently in consultation and have already raised numerous concerns.  We will explore…
Posted on 10th January, 2016
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Crucial Constitutional Court Ruling on Concurrent Employment Contracts

The background A situation may arise where a member of a company’s statutory body (typically an executive director or a member of the board of directors) is also in a concurrent employment relationship with the company in a leading management position, particularly as a CEO (or another director).  This is…
Posted on 9th January, 2016
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Czech Supreme Court rules evaluation by employer in termination case binding

Last year, the Czech Supreme Court addressed the question of whether the employer’s evaluation of an employee’s breach of work discipline was binding in a termination notice. Under Czech law, there are three levels of a work discipline breach –…
Posted on 9th January, 2016
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Are employees obliged to return termination payments if termination found valid?

The Czech Supreme Court recently addressed the question of unjust enrichment of an employee and whether that employee was obliged to return salary compensation that had been paid out due to an invalid employment termination.  Unjust enrichment is a concept…
Posted on 5th January, 2016
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Developments impacting employment law

Employers should take note of a new public holiday, a recent ruling on sick leave and proposed legislation affecting employment law in the Czech Republic.    What has happened  A new public holiday From March 2016, Good Friday has been…
Posted on 3rd January, 2016
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New immigration rules offer more options for non-EU nationals in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is preparing an important amendment to the Czech immigration rules relating to the engagement of non-EU nationals as seasonal workers or within intra-company transfers.  New residency permits for the purpose of employment Intra-company transfers The amendment will…
Posted on 1st January, 2016
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Important Supreme Court decision can affect the validity of all corporate HR-related decisions

A recent Supreme Court decision has created new requirements for Czech companies with a collective statutory body to delegate certain HR responsibilities to a member of its statutory body. Under section 164(3) of the new Labour Code, every company with…
Posted on 11th January, 2015
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Are you ready for the minimum wage increase?

The Czech government has approved another increase in minimum wage; as of 1 January 2016 the minimum wage will rise to CZK 9 900 per month, an increase of 7.6% from CZK 9 200. This will translate to CZK 58.70…
Posted on 10th January, 2015
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Tax savings for employee profit sharing arrangements in the Czech Republic

Since 1 January 2014 Czech law has allowed part of a company’s profit to be shared with persons other than the company’s shareholders (e.g. an employee, a board member or any other person), if permitted by the company’s articles of…
Posted on 7th January, 2015
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Czech Republic increases minimum wage

The Czech Republic increased the minimum wage and related guaranteed salary levels from 1 January 2015.  As well as Czech workers, the increase will affect employees from EU countries seconded to the Czech Republic for more than 30 days in…
Posted on 4th January, 2015
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2015 changes to Czech employment law

From 1 January 2015, changes to Czech employment law will have a significant impact on employers' record keeping obligations and administrative offences. Workplace record keeping simplified From 2015, employers will only be required to keep workplace records of employment for…
Posted on 9th January, 2014
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Risk of double payment of social security contributions due to the retrospective determination of applicable legislation

EU social security legislation provides that a person who regularly pursues an activity as an employee in two or more states of the EU/EEA or in Switzerland (the “Member States”) shall be subject to the social security legislation of only…
Posted on 8th January, 2014
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Employment Law Changes

The legislation governing employment law has been amended, with the amendments coming into force on 1 January 2012.  The amendments result in a number of changes; the most important of which are summarised below. Illegal work – hiring freelancers for…
Posted on 1st January, 2012
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Amendment to the Labour Code

An extensive amendment to the Labour Code came into force on 1 January 2012.  The amendment brings many significant changes, the most important of which are summarised below. Trial period The amendment makes it possible to agree an extended trial…
Posted on 1st January, 2012
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