Legal
Partial termination notices for employees performing several types of work
In a case before the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, an employee did not meet the legal pre-requisites for performing direct pedagogical activities, and was therefore given a notice of termination by the employer. However, other types of work…
New EU regulation on public documents - the end of apostilles in EU
In mid-February, a new regulation on public documents in the European Union (No. 2016/1191) entered into effect, aimed to promote the free movement of persons within the EU by simplifying the requirements for presenting certain public documents,…
Hard Brexit’s effect on UK citizens’ employment and residence in the CR
At the end of March, two years will have elapsed from the moment the United Kingdom announced its intention to withdraw from the EU. If the British parliament does not approve the agreement on the conditions of the withdrawal by that time, the…
Concerns about new whistleblowing regulation
A bill on the protection of whistle-blowers is another attempt currently discussed by the government to regulate whistle-blowing (i.e. exposing any kind of information or activity deemed illegal, unethical, or not correct within a private or public…
Revolution in providing information to investors?
In February, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) disclosed the results of a public consultation regarding the essential elements of key information documents (KIDs). These are obligatorily provided to retail investors in compliance with the…
Personal Data Protection Office on when to perform a DPIA
When does it become necessary to carry out a data protection impact assessment? The Personal Data Protection Office attempts to answer this question with its List of Types of Personal Data Processing Operations Subject to Data Protection Impact…
Brexit implications for Czech financial sector
The Czech Republic is preparing for a hard Brexit, as the deadline for the United Kingdom leaving the EU is approaching. Earlier this year, the government proposed a bill on Brexit designed to mitigate the impact on British citizens and corporations…
New rules and duties for real property intermediaries
To protect consumers and enhance the quality of real property services, the government approved a new bill on real property intermediation and on changes to the Trade Licensing Act. Persons interested in the purchase/sale/lease/acquisition of the…
No deregulation for investment funds
In 2019, we expect further regulatory changes in the investment fund sector, mainly concerning reporting and stress testing. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is now finalising guidelines on stress test scenarios for money market…
Uncertainty regarding electronic sick notes and waiting period (karenční doba)
Work on and approval of legislative changes to social security law have recently been reminiscent of Westerns. Whereas the cancellation of the waiting period (karenční doba) was passed by the Chamber of Deputies after years of discussion and…
What’s new in immigration law?
Discussions concerning immigration law have recently been fairly lively. While the Chamber of Deputies is currently deliberating an extensive amendment to the Act on Foreign Nationals’ Residence, in November, the Constitutional Court cancelled a…
Deputies pass GDPR-adapting act
In December of last year, the Chamber of Deputies passed a long-awaited bill on personal data processing, designed to replace the existing Act on Personal Data Protection. Its adoption follows the new rules set out in the EU General Data Protection…