Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

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26th February 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Expected changes in employment law

In the first half of this year we expected to see a great many changes in employment law as of January 1, 2020, but now it is clear that the changes will be much smaller in scope. It seems that the muchdiscussed changes in annual leave and the even more necessary changes in postal delivery will have to wait.
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25th February 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Amendment to the Czech Labor Code or step towards merit-based vacation…

The latest amendment to the Czech Labor Code establishes new rules concerning the entitlement to vacation and service of process, and introduces the new institution of job sharing. Balancing work and family will become easier.
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10th February 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


A major amendment to the Czech Corporations Act is imminent

A simpler way to pay up the deposit in low-capital LLCs; the entry of concrete individuals representing legal entities on the boards of companies into the Commercial Register; or the dissolution of inactive companies: these are a few of the concepts introduced by the amendment to the Corporations Act in the Czech Republic.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic