The Czech Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) has recently published an overview of its inspection activities (Czech) for the first half of 2021. Although a significant part of the inspections this year concerned the public administration and the non-profit sector, the DPA’s conclusions from some of these inspections may also be useful for controllers and processors in the private and commercial spheres. In addition, the DPA also carried out a number of inspections regarding the sending of commercial (marketing) communications, where it again drew attention to non-compliance with what are often very basic rules. We have therefore prepared a short summary of the key take-aways from the published inspections.

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust employers into a frightfully complicated situation. The number of infected individuals has been steadily on the rise, and the extraordinary measures implemented by the executive are fast-paced and ever-changing. A clear legal framework for the protection of health at workplaces is missing. All these things form the backdrop of most employers’ “new normal”. This article provides an overview of selected legal institutions which may help alleviate employers’ burden associated with the organization of work under the current circumstances.