Amendment to the Czech Labour Code - Overview

Published

Sep 12 2023

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I'm a counsel in our Prague office heading the Employment Practice in Czech Republic and also a member of our Real Estate Group.

Roman Norek

Senior Associate
Czech Republic

I'm a senior associate based in our Prague office, focusing on Privacy and Data Protection and International HR Services.

Karolína Rösler

Associate
Czech Republic

As an associate based at the Bird & Bird office in Prague, I work with Corporate, Commercial and Employment teams, offering complex transactional legal support.

The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic is currently deliberating a draft law amending the Labour Code which was returned by the Senate of the Czech Republic with minor amendments on 27 July 2023. The amendments mainly concern the effectiveness of the amendment.

Depending on the outcome of the vote of the Chamber of Deputies, the amendment may enter into force either on 1 January 2024 or 1 September 2023.

The main objective of the amendment is to increase the awareness of employees and to strengthen their rights and position in balancing family and work life (this is primarily the transposition of EU directives).

The amendment also aims to bring the electronic delivery of documents and remote work closer to the needs of businesses.

Overview of the main changes in english

Overview of the main changes in czech