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.

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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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22nd June 2015 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


Competitiveness: Employment issues: Talent/skills gap widens also in the Czech Republic

Talent Shortage/Skills Gap in the Czech Republic widened from 11 to 18% in 2015, compared with 2014, says the ManpowerGroup Talent Shortage 2015 Survey. It is getting more and more difficult for employers to find suitable, meaning skilled or talented employees, the report says. Requirements of emp...
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26th June 2014 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


Competitiveness: Obtaining work permit in the Czech Republic will be easier for foreigners + leaflet by Ministry of Interior

Leaflet to be downloaded here. Article in Czech follows: Většina občanů třetích zemí už nebude muset žádat o povolení k zaměstnání a povolení k pobytu na dvou místech. Bude jim stačit duální pobytové povolení – zaměstnanecká karta, kterou jim vydá Ministerstvo vnitra. Zavádí ji novela zákona o pob...
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