New Labour & Employment Legislation - August 2010

New legislation Amendment to Act No. 311/2001 Coll. Labour Code (amended by Act No. 574/2010)

The Amendment, effective as of 1 March 2010, introduced the following changes:

1. New definition of "comparable employee"
2. A comparable employee is now defined as a full-time employee who works for the same employer and does the same work or would do the same work taking into account his/her qualification and working experience.
   The definition is relevant when it comes to the treatment of employees with a fixed term contract. Under the Labour Code such employees may not be treated more or less favourably than comparable employees in terms of working conditions and conditions of employment.