ManpowerGroup has released the results of its annual Shortage of Employees with the Right Profile survey, which focuses on how challenging it is for employers to fill their vacancies and which profiles are the most difficult to fill.

The survey, conducted in May 2022, found that 49% of Czech employers are struggling to fill their vacancies. Large employers (250+ employees) face the most talent shortages, with 57% reporting that they cannot find enough suitable candidates in the long term, while 48% of small companies (10-49 employees) and 47% of medium-sized companies (50-249 employees) face talent shortages. Micro firms (up to 10 employees) report the least problem with a lack of suitable candidates (42%).

There is currently an amendment to the Act on Investment Incentives under review. The amendment proposes abolishing the obligation to submit each investment incentive application for approval to the Government of the Czech Republic. Instead, the Czech Government would only continue to approve applications for investment incentives in the form of strategic investments, whereas all other applications would be approved by a relevant ministry (so long as the relevant conditions are met), as was the case previously.

According to judgment 26 Cdo 2177/2021 of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic of 4 April 2022, one may refuse to take over non-residential rental premises due to defects that would preclude their proper use and to withdraw from the lease agreement as well. The Civil Code only foresees the cancellation of the lease as one of the possible ways of terminating the lease agreement.

On 22 July 2022, Act No. 216/2022 Coll. was published in the Collection of Laws, which aims to incentivise employers, through a 5% discount on social security contributions, to create a greater number of part-time jobs for people who are, for different reasons, unable to work full-time. This act comes into force on 1 February 2023.