1. Brief Description of Anti-Discrimination Laws The Labour Code stipulates just basic anti-discrimination principle that discrimination in employment law relationships is prohibited; and that employers are obliged to ensure equal treatment of all employees in relation to their working conditions, remuneration for work and provision of other pecuniary performances and performances of a pecuniary value, […]
Mar
28
2014
Authorisations for Foreign Employees in Czech Republic
There are no specific rules related to the employment of European Union (“EU”) citizens. Limitations are provided by the law with respect to non-EU citizens: non-EU citizens must obtain a work permit (through the relevant Labour Office) and a residence visa (through any Czech embassy or consulate abroad) for the purpose of employment before beginning […]
Mar
28
2014
Employee Rights When an Undertaking is Transferred in Czech Republic
1. Employees’ Rights When a new employer (transferee) takes over the activities of an employer (transferor) or part of the activities of an employer or where the tasks of an employer (or part thereof) are being transferred to another employer, the automatic transfer takes place, and employees´ rights and obligations pass on to the transferee […]
Mar
28
2014
Employers Associations and Trade Unions in Czech Republic
1. Brief Description of Employees’ and Employers’ Organizations Employee and employer organizations are structured as legal entities sui generis, with limited impact from new legal regulation of private associations and public registers contained in the New Civil Code (Act No. 89/2012 Coll.). In the Czech Republic, trade unions are primarily organized by sector according to […]
Mar
28
2014
Employment Contracts in Czech Republic
1. Minimum Requirements Besides usual formal necessities of every single contract/agreement (such as sufficiently precise identification of parties to the contract, certainty, clarity etc.) an employment contract must include only these three necessities: the type of work that is to be performed by the employee for the employer; the place or places of performance of […]
Oct
20
2016
Hiring Practices in Czech Republic
The employer may request, in relation to negotiations preceding the commencement of an employment law relationship, from a person applying for employment at the employer, or from other persons, only those data that directly relate to the conclusion of the employment contract. Employers may not request information from employees that is not directly related to […]
Oct
20
2016
Restrictive Covenants in Czech Republic
1. Definition of Restrictive Covenants All covenants that refrain the employee from performance of activities that interfere with the justified interests of the employer. 2. Types of Restrictive Covenants a. Non-Compete Clauses Only this restrictive covenant is explicitly regulated by the Labour Code (Sec. 310). If a non-competition clause has been made whereby an employee […]
Oct
20
2016
Social Media and Data Privacy in Czech Republic
1. Can the employer restrict the employee’s use of Internet and social media during working hours? Yes, the employer has the competence to prohibit (through its working rules / internal regulations and/or instructions of their superiors etc.) employees from the use of Internet and social media during working hours. 2. Employee’s use of social media […]
Mar
28
2014
Social Security / Healthcare / Other Required Benefits in Czech Republic
1. Legal Framework The pensions are operated by the Czech Social Security Administration (“?SSZ”) and are comprised of salary-based contributions paid by both the employer and the employee. 2. Required Contributions Receipt of the pension benefits is contingent upon payment of the social security contributions provided for by the law (Act No. 589/1992 Col., on […]
Mar
28
2014
Termination of Employment Contracts in Czech Republic
1. Grounds for Termination (List) While an employee may give notice to the employer on any grounds or without stating the grounds, the employer in contrast may give notice to an employee based only on a number of specific grounds (employer´s notice of termination given without grounds or on the basis of different grounds will […]
Mar
28
2014
Working Conditions in Czech Republic
1. Minimum Working Conditions The Labour Code sets out the mandatory frame of terms and conditions of employment, amongst which are: minimum wages and minimum travel allowances, maximum working hours, termination, resignation, minimum holiday, transfer to different work and relocation, minimum severance pay, minimum continuous rest between two shifts and uninterrupted rest during the week […]