Legal
News in health insurance for foreigners
The last amendment to the Foreigners’ Residence Act has brought significant changes. Some of them, such as the abolition of the monopoly of the general health insurance company (VZP) have already taken place. What else has changed, and what will the…
Temporary protection for Ukrainian citizens extended for one year
As the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine does not make it safe for Ukrainian citizens to return to their homeland, the government has proposed to extend their temporary protection for another year, until 31 March 2025. Currently, the blanket…
Act on investment companies and investment funds: transfer of assets and liabilities…
At the beginning of August, the Ministry of Finance submitted to the government a draft amendment to the Act on Investment Companies and Investment Funds, explicitly stipulating the possibility of mergers (acquisitions) between capital companies …
Liability for employee wage claims in subcontracting chains in construction
Although a major amendment to the Labour Code has only entered into effect recently, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is already preparing further changes and has submitted to the government a draft amendment introducing the liability of…
Amendment to Labour Code effective: what are the changes?
Except for some provisions, the long-discussed amendment to the Labour Code entered into effect on 1 October 2023. The most significant changes concern workers under agreements to perform work and agreements to complete a job (agreements on work…
Setting up a group’s whistleblowing system correctly
For some entities, the Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers entered into effect on 1 August this year. However, its wording still raises questions so far not answered, not even by the methodological guidance of the Ministry of Justice. One of the…
Czech Republic opening up to digital nomads
On 1 July 2023, the government launched Digital Nomad, its new economic migration programme. The programme is intended to facilitate the stay of IT professionals and their family members from selected countries in the Czech Republic.
GDPR: personal data can again flow freely from EU to US
In July, the European Commission adopted a key decision establishing the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Its main aim is to ensure that personal data flowing into the US are protected in a way that is comparable to that guaranteed by EU countries. The…
Single environmental opinion: small step towards more straightforward construction…
The permitting of projects under environmental regulations will soon be easier, which may also accelerate construction proceedings. These changes will come about through a single environmental opinion (jednotné enviromentální stanovisko, or JES).
DSA not just for big players
From 25 August 2023, large companies such as Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn must comply with new rules for handling illegal content and using targeted advertising. The rules are part of the EU's Digital Services Regulation known as the Digital…
New class action act – what will it look like?
The bill on collective proceedings is heading to the chamber of deputies. This is the umpteenth attempt to comply with the requirements of the EU directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, which…
Technical amendment to Act on Investment Companies and Investment Funds
At the beginning of August, the Ministry of Finance submitted to the government a draft amendment to the Act on Investment Companies and Investment Funds. The ministry thus responds to the requirements of capital market participants (changes…