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The Rights and Duties of the Employer and the Employees in the Czech Republic

March 2009 - Employment. Legal Developments by Weinhold Legal v.o.s.

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Czech legislation provides for various rights and duties for both employers and employees. This aim of this article is not to provide an exhaustive list of those rights and duties, but rather to acquaint readers with the essentials. The basic rights and duties of the employer and the employees in the Czech Republic are laid down in particular by Act No. 262/2006 Coll., Labour Code, Act No. 309/2006 Coll. stipulating further requirements for health and safety protection at the workplace and Act No. 435/2004 Coll., on employment. For greater clarity, the rights and duties of employers and employees are divided into several groups within the following text.

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