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6th April 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

Coronavirus: First aid measures in Czech insolvency law

On 31 March 2020, the government of the Czech Republic approved a bill on certain measures to mitigate the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus outbreak (also referred to colloquially as "Lex Covid"). On 1 April 2020, the bill was tabled in the House of Representatives as Bill 807.

6th April 2020 / Good governance / Employment and Social Affairs

Impact of Coronavirus related measures on employers in the Czech Republic

Employers are facing many challenges due to the coronavirus spread. Unlike other European countries that have endeavoured to relax their legislation on redundancies, the Czech Republic is among those countries whose government has been calling on the employers to maintain jobs and has been taking measures to support the economy (e.g., no-interest loans to businesses, tax suspension, compensation provided to employers for compensatory wages paid by them, etc.).

1st April 2020 / Good governance / Health Care

COVID-19 & healthcare & law

Healthcare has been impacted heavily in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the situation is constantly evolving. We have prepared an overview of legal implications of COVID-19 on this sector.