Good governance
This section details initiatives to make government a competitive advantage. It includes analysis and reports of government initiatives, as well as data on accountability and performance measures.
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Control plan of the Office for Personal Data Protection for 2023
The Office for Personal Data Protection (the "Office") has published its control plan for 2023.
The first area of focus for the Office is the regular monitoring of embassies processing Schengen visas applications. Next, the Authority will focus on companies that engage in telemarketing. The audit of these companies will examine whether they have a title for processing personal data and whether they sufficiently fulfil their information obligations towards data subjects. Designated employers and their attendance systems will also be inspected, in particular to examine which categories of personal data are processed, for how long and whether personal data are processed to the extent necessary to fulfil the purpose.
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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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