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New Administrative Offences in the Act on Labor Inspection

24.10.2017

We have already informed you about some of the changes in the Act on Employment brought in by the Act No. 206/2017 Coll. (see http://www.baroch-sobota.cz/en/new-evidence-of-facultative-compensation). However, this Act changes also other Acts, such as Labor Code or Act on Labor Inspection. {READMORE}}

Regarding the changes in the Labor Code, a new Section 307b regulating the obligations of the employment agency and the user in connection with the temporary assignment of an employee of the employment agency

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Exchange of lifts in the house with units

17.10.2017

In its decision from 27.06.2017, no. 26 Cdo 2657/2016, the Supreme Court dealt with the question whether the exchange of lifts in the house with owner-occupied apartments (units) is an important matter enough to be a subject to judicial review according to § 1209 para. 1 Civil Code.

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Fiction of an Employment Contract for an Indefinite Term

10.10.2017

According to the Section 39 Subsection 5 of the Labor Code, if the employer and the employee agree on an employment law relationship for a fixed term contrary to Subsection 2 to 4 and if the employee notifies the employer, prior to expiry of the agreed term, in writing, that he/she insists on being further employed by the employer, it shall be deemed that the employment law relationship is concluded for an indefinite term. Both the employer and the employee may apply to the court for determination as to whether the preconditions set out in Subsection 2 to 4 above have been fulfilled, not later than within two months of the date when the employment law relationship was to end by expiry of the agreed term.

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Change of minimal wage

03.10.2017

On the 1st of January 2018 an amendment of government directive No. 567/2006 Coll. will become effective, under which the amount of minimal monthly wage will change from actual amount of CZK 11.000 to amount of CZK 12.200 per month. The basic amount of minimal hourly wage for employees remunerated by hourly-wage, whose set weekly working-hours is 40 hours per week, will newly amount CZK 73,20 instead of CZK 66,00 per hour. In case of employees, whose duration of the full-time weekly working hours is 37,5 hours per week, the minimal hourly wage will newly amount CZK 78,10.

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