AmCham's membership gathered last week to discuss the insights of David Marek of Deloitte, Jaromír Šindel of Citi, Petr Materna of Kearney, and Jiří Švejcar of Boston Consulting Group at our annual AmCham Business Outlook at the OREA Hotel Pyramida Praha.

• Amendment to the Labor Code
• Information of the State Office of Labour Inspection on issuing certificates pursuant to Section 324a(8) of the Labour Code
• Judicial decisions
• Possible indirect discrimination against the employee and creation of an obstacle to work on the part of the employer
• Failure to communicate with the employer as a failure to meet the requirements for proper performance of work and grounds for dismissal

A look back at last year reveals the problems of an economy that has undergone a series of unusually strong shocks in recent years. From the pandemic to the energy crisis. Unfortunately, the Czech Republic is the only EU country that has still not been able to cope with the negative effects of these shocks and where the performance of the economy has still not reached the level of the end of 2019. 
However, last year can also be seen as a turning point. The government was able to push through a consolidation package that should bring public finances significantly closer to a sustainable long-term position. In other words, the growth rate of government debt as a share of GDP should slow down significantly in the coming years. 

• Regulation on a Single Market for Digital Services