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Litigation newsletter
Read about contractual fines in a reservation contract or electronic signature verification as well as about other legislation news and case law in our latest litigation newsletter prepared by senior associate Tomáš Jelínek and associate Eliška Miklíková.
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ATTENTION! Whistleblowing | Employers with 50-249 employees must implement a whistleblowing system by 15 December 2023
Why is this important?
In June 2023, the Czech Republic adopted the Whistleblower Protection Act implementing the relevant EU Directive with a two-year delay. The law came into force on 1 August 2023.
While large employers with 250+ employees were obliged to implement the so-called internal reporting system (IRS) by 1 August 2023, medium-sized employers with 50-249 employees still have time until 15 December 2023.
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Consolidation package 2023 from the perspective of labour law
The government has proposed a package of measures aimed at reducing the state budget deficit in the coming years. The package anticipates savings of almost CZK 150 billion which should be brough to the state budget, in addition to changes in tax rates, also by changes affecting employees and employers. The package was approved by the Parliament and signed by the President.
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