Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.

Spotlight issue

9th May 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


OECD data on wage inequality between OECD countries: Czech Republic at the bottom end of ranking

OECD published data on annual average wages in the organisation's member countries. The level of average annual wage in the Czech Republic hits the bottom end of the ranking (and we should bear in mind that majority of the Czech working population does not reach even the country's average wage).
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20th April 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


Eurostat: Czech Rep has highest labour productivity ratio for programming, broadcasting sector in 2012

According to recently published Eurostat data, the highest wage-adjusted labour productivity ratio for the programming and broadcasting sector in 2012 was recorded in the Czech Republic (357.7 %); this figure was 2.4 times as high as the national average for the whole of the non-financial business economy.
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12th April 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


On Posted Workers: Revised Directive - not that big deal in Czech context?

In its document presented at the rountable on labour migration, within the National Convention on the European Union series of public discussions, the Government says the Czech Republic is a net receiver of labor migrants, the only country among the new EU member states
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic