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15th July 2020 / Good governance / Employment and Social Affairs

Do you have valid home office agreements with your employees and have the associated risks been properly addressed?

You are probably among the many employers who as a result of the sudden onset of the coronavirus pandemic were abruptly forced to adopt a home office policy. Prior to that, home office was probably not allowed in your company at all or maybe only in limited cases as an employee benefit. Be advised that Act No. 262/2006 Coll., Labour Code (the “Labour Code”) and regulations on occupational health and safety fully apply to work performed at home. In our experience, employers often make mistakes when it comes to home office. By Delta Legal.

14th July 2020 / Good governance / Employment and Social Affairs

HR Legal Alert - Amendment to the Labour Code

Leave – comes into force on January 1, 2021
Delivery of documents – comes into force on July 30, 2020
Shared workplace – comes into force on January 1, 2021
Transfer of labour relations rights and obligations – comes into force on July 30, 2020
Stricter rules for the posting of workers from Member States – comes into force on July 30, 2020
Damage compensation – comes into force on Jan-uary 1, 2021
Other changes introduced by the amendment

14th July 2020 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry

Companies after C-19 - Exclusive B2B study, May 2020 - Selected Findings

Latest B2B research results show 55% of middle and top managers demonstrate a tendency to spend less money in their personal life compared to before C-19. 1/3 of companies declare that demand for their product or services declined. 25% of companies need either to lay off some employees or shorten work hours.

10th July 2020 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Czech inflation accelerated in June

Czech inflation surprised on the upside and accelerated from 2.9 to 3.3%, mainly on the back of higher tobacco and alcoholic beverages prices. Prices of services are also not slowing down as quickly, as expected

9th July 2020 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

A third of Czech millennials suffer from long-term stress. Mainly due to material concerns

A third of Czech millennials feel under pressure, with 34% feeling anxious or stressed constantly or most of the time. Yet this is ten percentage points fewer compared to their peers worldwide. These are the results of the nighth edition of the Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2020. More than 18 thousand millennials and Generation Z respondents from 43 countries participated in the study before the pandemic broke out, including 300 millennials from the Czech Republic.