Flexible Amendment to the Czech Labour Code

Published

Jun 20 2024

Written By

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 Mládková

Associate
Czech Republic

I am a Junior Associate based in the Prague office, focusing mainly on Commercial and Corporate law and Dispute resolution.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has submitted a so-called flexible amendment to the Labour Code.

The main objective of the draft bill is to:

increase employment relationship flexibility for both employees and employers,
relax certain rigid statutory rules, and
respond to the current needs of the modern labour market.

The amendment is currently being discussed by the Government and is expected to be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies during the summer.

The proposed effective date is 1 January 2025.

We have focused on the key areas where changes are expected, and will take you through them.

OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN CHANGES IN ENGLISH

OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN CHANGES IN CZECH