Legal
Antivirus’ Regime B suspended again
The long-awaited Regime B of the Antivirus programme, reactivated in November 2021, has again been suspended as of 1 January 2022.
Stricter conditions for foreign workers relocations
During the past year, the coordination body for state border control and migration management repeatedly changed the conditions for using governmental economic migration programmes. The last changes entered into effect in December last year.
Will amendment to the Act on the Protection of Competition bring significant changes?
Even though the Czech Republic has already missed the deadline for the transposition of the relevant EU directive, it is yet again attempting to amend the Act on the Protection of Competition. The amendment should allow to keep the identity of…
Big changes ahead for databoxes. Will you get one, too?
The ever-present emphasis on digitisation will also have a significant impact on communication via databoxes. The first changes brought about by an amendment to the law regulating databoxes will already be effective from January 2022.
How to set wage ranges in job vacancy reports
When employing foreigners, reporting job vacancies to the Labour Office is an important step. Practice shows that when preparing a job vacancy report, it is important to correctly define not just the required qualification and place of work, but…
Carer’s allowance and self-isolation payment relaunched
Within the new wave of the pandemic, the number of adults and children becoming ill is again increasing, and so is the number of employees staying at home. The government has proposed restoring benefits for employees who are unable to attend work.
Personal Data Protection Office imposing penalties mainly for unsolicited…
The Office for Personal Data Protection has published an overview of its inspections for the first half of 2021. The office most often and most severely sanctioned sending of unsolicited commercial communications. Penalties were also imposed for…
Antivirus Regimes A and B extended until end of February
On 29 November 2021, the government decided to extend Antivirus Regime A until the end of February 2022, while at the same time activating Regime B from 1 November 2021 to 28 February 2022, thus responding to the current adverse development of the…
Beware of high penalties when posting workers abroad
Although the European and Czech regulation of special rights of employees posted abroad is quite old, many employers are unaware of its existence or choose to ignore it arguing that no one will find out. With such ignorance, they are risking heavy…
Cookies and marketing calls only with prior consent
From 1 January 2022, an amendment to the Electronic Communications Act will allow obtaining and processing cookies only with provable user consent. The requirement to obtain consent will not apply to technical cookies. Similarly, it will be possible…
Changes in carer’s allowance and paternity leave
Ensuring equal opportunities for men and women and work-life balance have long been pressing issues on the European Union’s agenda, going hand in hand with the effort to allow fathers to be more involved in raising their children. One of the tools…
Another step towards digitisation in corporate law
The Ministry of Justice has prepared a bill to implement into Czech law further changes arising from the EU directive as regards the use of digital tools and processes in corporate law. The related amendment to the Notarial Code has already entered…