We’ve prepared a summary of the most important changes to the Czech Labour and Social Security law. The changes will affect the Czech Labour Code, regulation of employment agencies, protection of employees in case of an employer’s insolvency and protection of whistleblowers.
Amendment to the Labour Code 1
The directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance and directive 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions will change Act no. 262/2006 Coll., Labour Code in 2023. Some changes will probably go beyond the directives.
The amendment shortens the time limit for the obligation to inform employees in writing about the rights and obligations regarding the employment relationship if the employment contract does not contain them within seven days of the employment relationship starting. There’s a new obligation to inform employees about the duration and conditions of the probationary period, notice periods and the procedure for invalid termination of employment.
Secondly, a major change concerns the regulation of agreements held outside the employment relationship, ie agreements to perform work ( dohoda o provedení práce ) and agreements to perform an activity ( dohoda o pracovní činnosti ). The main aim of the new regulation is to ensure better social protection for employees in these arrangements. These types of agreement are used more frequently and they’re often the employee’s only source of income. Employees...
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