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

10th October 2015 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


Competitiveness: Employment issues: Aktuálně.cz: Czechs deserve higher wages. (updated)

Whereas Czech GDP per capita reached 84% of the EU 25 average, Czech gross monthly wage before deductions climbed only to 62% of the EU 25 average in 2014. Deloitte analyst David Marek names the following reasons: 1. High non-wage labor costs, with the share of social insurance on total labor cost...
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14th September 2015 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


Competitiveness: CTK/Confederation of Industry and Trade: Czech firms ready to employ 5,000 refugees - survey

Czech firms are ready to immediately employ at least 5,000 refugees from countries such as Syria, especially in technical professions, according to a survey that the Confederation of Industry and Trade conducted among several dozens of large Czech industrial companies... Czech firms prefer foreign...
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20th August 2015 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


Competitiveness: Employment issues: Czech ways to overcome labor market shortages. Surveys, trends (updated)

Czech businesses are finding ways to overcome talent/skills gap; some of them run their own schools and training centres, some provide initial work experience to socially excluded youth and some reach out to physically handicapped..Read more here and here. In an interview for the Zet.cz radio, dir...
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic