Taiwan among countries with free access to Czech labour market
In mid-February, the government approved an amendment to its regulation expanding the list of countries whose citizens do not need work permits to work in the Czech Republic. Taiwan is now joining the nine countries for which this exemption already…
Labour Inspectorate against disguised employment mediation
Inspection activities targeting disguised employment mediation have long been a priority for the Labour Inspectorate. Typical examples of this illegal outsourcing are situations where a company is short of employees and decides to subcontract…
Employment legislation - what changes apply since 2025?
On 1 January 2025, the long-awaited amendment to the Employment Act entered into effect, bringing changes in labour inspection activities and the employment of persons with disabilities. The aim is to encourage employers to employ more persons with…
Workplace equality after takeover of employees: how to address differences?
A merger, purchase of a part of business, or transfer of activity: these are the typical situations when employees are automatically (by operation of law) transferred from their original…
Stricter sanctions to fight illegal work
Illegal work has recently come under the scrutiny of state inspection authorities and remains a central focus of their concern. For this reason, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MLSA) has proposed a further tightening of the rules…
Amendment to allow employees to self-schedule their working hours
The Ministry of Labour has set for itself the commendable goal to make labour-law regulation more flexible. To this end, it drafted several amendments to the Labour Code. One of the most…
New way of reporting employees posted to the Czech Republic
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has introduced new rules for the notification of the posting of workers in the Czech Republic within the framework of the transnational provision of services. The rules are effective from 1 July 2024 and…
Selected foreigners no longer need work permit from July
The amendment to the Employment Act among other things extended the scope of exemptions from foreigners’ obligation to have a relevant permit to work in the Czech Republic: the category ‘citizens of selected countries’ was added. The government has…