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18th January 2024 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


Hays Czech Republic Salary Guide 2024

The Hays Salary Guide is an annual guide to remuneration and labour market trends, available to companies, hiring managers, employees and job seekers. As the world's leading specialist recruiter, we are uniquely positioned to provide you with information to help you manage your recruitment and career strategies. The 2024 Salary Survey includes:

10th January 2024 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


HR Legal Alert - January 2024

Legislative changes
  • Amendment to the Labour Code – liability in the construction industry
  • Amendment to the Labour Code - working hours in healthcare
  • Amendment to the Employment Act
  • Change of the definition of illegal work
  • Changes to agency employment
  • Amendment to the Labour Code – agency employment
  • Increase in the minimum wage and certain levels of the guaranteed wage
  • Domestic meal and travel allowances for 2024
  • Fixed amount of teleworking reimbursement for 2024

 

20th December 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Legal Update - December 2023

Upcoming Legislation
  • The CSRD Directive
  • New act on cybersecurity

15th December 2023 / Economic policy / Employment and Social Affairs


Labor Code Working Group discussed impacts of the most recent amendment

AmCham CZ Labor Code Working Group met last week to dive into the impacts of the most recent amendment on businesses, their operations, and competitiveness.

13th December 2023 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Exotic Places, Popular European Cities, and Direct Flights to Go Skiing; This Winter from Prague to Over a Hundred Destinations

Valencia, Keflavík, Bilbao, and Cairo – new destinations, which will help increase winter traffic at Václav Havel Airport Prague by almost a quarter compared to last winter. Passengers will be able to choose from 111 direct connections. There will also be direct long-haul charter services to exotic destinations such as Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Cuba. As many as 46 airlines will operate direct air connections under the winter flight schedule. For the first time in history, winter holiday ski charters to the Turkish resort of Kayseri will be offered.

Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy

  1. Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
  2. The City Campus as Idea Factory
  3. Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
  4. Government as a Competitive Advantage, including Digitization

Advocacy Priorities for 2023 
 
Technology, People, Infrastructure

 

Actions Recommended in Areas:

1. Establishing Policy Objectives for Research.

2. Research Investment and Cooperation. Big Bets (Key Technology Projects).

3. Establishing Databases for Tracking Public Policy Outcomes.

4. Public Procurement as an Innovation Tool.

5. Immigration of STEM Talents.

6. Digitization of Immigration. 

7. Adult Reskilling and Upskilling.

8. Digitization of Land Use.

9. Infrastructure Development, including Technology Parks.

 

 

Read the documents in English and Czech.

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