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04. 03. 2022

Procedure for getting employment for citizens of Ukraine coming to the Czech Republic

Due to the current events on the territory of Ukraine, the number of refugees from Ukraine has been increasing in the Czech Republic in recent days and may continue to increase. As it is expected that Ukrainian citizens will be interested in employment during their stay in the Czech Republic, this article provides you with …

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17. 02. 2022

Different remuneration of employees according to place of work

In August last year, the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic rejected the constitutional complaint of Česká pošta, s.p. (hereinafter the “Applicant”) in the case of unequal remuneration of workers in the same work positions in different regions – the dispute arose between the Applicant and its employee working as a driver. Generally The above-mentioned dispute was ruled …

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08. 02. 2022

What is the new draft law on preventive restructuring supposed to bring?

At the end of July 2021, the Ministry of Justice submitted for comments a draft of a completely new Act on Preventive Restructuring (the “Act“) to transpose the European Directive on Restructuring and Insolvency[1] (the “Directive“) into Czech law. Generally The comment procedure on the draft Act was closed on 27 August 2021, and it …

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28. 01. 2022

Up-date on preventive testing of employees (as of 31 January 2022)

With effect from 17 January 2022, the Ministry of Health has issued a new emergency measure of the Ministry of Health No.: MZDR 461/2022-1/MIN/KAN, which introduces new rules for mandatory periodic testing of employees. This measure was subsequently updated and supplemented with effect from 31 January 2022, when the text obelow already reflects the changes …

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