Dne 1. 6. 2025 nabyla účinnosti dlouho projednávaná „flexinovela“ zákoníku práce. Cílem této novely je zvýšit flexibilitu pracovních vztahů, usnadnit zaměstnavatelům personální řízení a zároveň posílit ochranu zaměstnanců. Přestože se v průběhu legislativního procesu...
Competition clause in labour law
The competition clause allows the employer to protect itself against the employee using the information, knowledge and expertise acquired during employment to engage in activities that compete with the employer after termination of employment. In a non-compete clause...
Termination for redundancy
An employer may only give notice to an employee for the reasons set out in the Act č. One of these reasons is the redundancy of the employee. In this article, we will focus on the basic conditions to be observed by the employer when terminating an employee on the...
Equal treatment of employees in the area of pay
Setting up an employee remuneration system plays an important role for every employer. By setting up this system correctly, the employer can avoid penalties or failure in potential legal proceedings. The Supreme Court has already dealt with the issue of the...
Amendment to the Labour Code
The amendment to Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Labour Code"), which was published in the Collection of Laws on 31 July 2024, introduces changes concerning, among other things, the distribution of working hours,...
Amendments to the Labour Code and termination of employment
The forthcoming amendment to the Labour Code by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is intended to bring greater flexibility to the labour market, where employers have been facing labour shortages in recent years. This is to be contributed to, among other...
Amendment to the consolidation package
On 20 June 2024, Act No. 163/2024 Coll., amending Act No. 240/2013 Coll., on Investment Companies and Investment Funds, as amended, and other related acts (hereinafter referred to as the "Amendment to the Consolidation Package"), which substantially amended the rules...
Overtime work and its recent legislative changes for healthcare workers
How to define overtime It is well known that health care professions are among the most time-consuming professions. The need for long overtime hours is based on the specifics of the operation of healthcare facilities and the continuous need to provide healthcare....
Compensation for loss of earnings due to occupational disease
Occupational diseases are diseases arising from adverse effects of chemical, physical, biological or other harmful influences, if they arise under conditions listed in the list of occupational diseases. Occupational diseases are defined in the Annex to the Government...








