Kategorie: Labour Law
Extent of employer’s liability in dealing with industrial injuries
In addition to its undeniable advantages, the employment of persons also brings with it negative consequences, one of which is the employer’s liability arising in connection with work accidents of employees. If an employee is injured at work, the employer is obliged to follow the procedures laid down by law and at the same time …
Read moreExtension of temporary protection until 31. 3. 2024 – employment of citizens of Ukraine
Temporary protection for citizens of Ukraine fleeing from the war conflict who have requested and received allowed them to reside and freely access the labour market in the Czech Republic is valid only until 31. 3. 2023. Introduction Based on Act No. 20/2023 Coll., amending Act No. 65/2022 Coll., on certain measures in connection with …
Read moreOvertime work and the possibility of deferring the maturity of overtime wages
Overtime work is one of the institutes of labour law, the exercise of which is permitted by the Czech Labour Code only in exceptional cases, and it is therefore associated with a number of legal consequences that may arise if the legal rules are not followed correctly. Such rules include, in particular, the determination of …
Read moreEU Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions and Czech labour law
It has been two years since we informed you through our article about the approval of the proposal for a Directive, currently known as Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (the “Directive“). As the deadline for …
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