Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency
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Key changes in labor law – A look at the upcoming major amendment to the Labor Code
The Labor Code will ring in far-reaching changes in 2023. Employers in particular should prepare for new obligations which arise for them from the planned amendment to the Labor Code. Major changes have been proposed in particular with respect to work arrangements outside a proper employment relationship, the regulation of work from home, and the communication between employer and employee.
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Calculating fines for associations based on members’ turnover enters practice of the Czech Competition Office
At the end of November 2022, the Chairman of the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (“Office”) confirmed the decision to fine the anticompetitive conduct of the Association of Language Schools of the Czech Republic (“Association”). For the first time ever, the first instance decision had fined an association of undertakings based on the turnover of its members, who would be jointly liable for the payment of the fine. Following an appeal, the decision has modified the duration of the misconduct and a new first instance decision is now awaited regarding the recalculation of the fine amount.
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Legal Alert | Discount on insurance premiums for employers
On 1 February 2023, an amendment to Act No. 589/1992 Coll., on social security premiums and premiums to state employment policy, will come into force. The amendment introduces a discount on insurance premiums for employers who, on a part-time basis, employ designated groups of employees for whom it is usually more difficult to find employment on the labour market.
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