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HR Legal Alert - Mandatory testing of employees and self-employed persons
- How will the testing be done and from when?
- Who does not need to be tested (exceptions)
- Duties of employees
- Positive result
- Refusal to undergo the test
- Records maintained by the employer
- Issuance of a confirmation test request form and the obligation to undergo the test
- Recommendations
- Self-employed persons
- Reimbursement of costs
CTP is now leasing additional 70,000 m2 in CTPark Bor, one of the 4 biggest parks in CEE
CTPark Bor is currently the largest industrial park in the Czech Republic with a total area of 135 hectares. Upon completion, which is planned for the end of next year, the park will provide more than 616,000 m2 of lettable space. Currently, there are a total of 14 tenants including leading international technology suppliers, automotive companies and the Primark clothing retailer. The park provides jobs to approximately 4,000 people.
Panattoni to build for Amazon the first robotic fulfillment center in the Czech Republic on a brownfield site near Kojetín
Eight years since Amazon announced its entry into the Czech Republic, the world's leading e-commerce company has announced its expansion into Moravia. Industrial zone builder Panattoni will build the first robotic fulfillment center for Amazon in the Czech Republic on a brownfield site of a former sugar factory near Kojetín in the Přerov region. It will be the first fully-fledged multi-storey logistics building with state-of-the-art technological equipment in the Czech Republic.
The Catalyst™ Turboprop Engine completes First Flight
Milestone successfully achieved in 1 hour, 40-minute flight from the Berlin Airport.
- The first original turboprop design entering the business & general aviation market in more than 50 years
- Wholly designed and made in Europe, where the supply chain resides
- Incorporates additive and the latest digital technology to deliver a more efficient step change in performance
Thanksgiving message by AmCham CZ Executive Director Weston Stacey: Humanity working together can overcome this crisis better than individuals acting apart. We give thanks to all those who helped.
Today is America's day of thanks giving. 2021 has been a year of crisis, conflict and concern. And, yet, despite all the tumult of our covid era, we have much to be grateful about.
Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy
- Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
- The City Campus as Idea Factory
- Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
- 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.
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Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.