This report provides a comparative overview of teamwork, based on the European Working Conditions Surveys and 16 national contributions to a questionnaire. It considers how teamwork has developed as a new form of work organisation and takes into account the context at national and company level. The
Forms of harassment in the workplace [1], such as sexual harassment, bullying or humiliation, are part of the reality within the Czech working environment. Indeed, such anti-social types of behaviour in the workplace are becoming more likely, partly due to increased pressure for efficiency and
The Research Institute of Labour and Social Affairs [1] carried out an analysis on motivations for good work performance under a project entitled ‘Measuring the Quality of Working Life’ (CZ0502SR01 [2]). The results are based on an extensive employee survey, which was conducted in October 2004. [1]
In 2004, self-employed people accounted for 16.2% of all employment in the Czech Republic. Since 1993 - when regular monitoring of labour statistics using sample surveys of the labour force began - the proportion of self-employed people has doubled (see Table 1). At the start of 2004, a package of
The population of the Czech Republic, like most developed European countries, is ageing. This ongoing process of ageing is influenced by other demographic changes, such as the sharp fall in fertility in the Czech Republic and increasing life expectancy. Table 1 demonstrates the increasing percentage
Trade union officials are rated positively by both employees and human resources managers, who appreciate their ability to harmonise the interests of the company’s management and employees. An assessment of trade unions also drew attention to the lack of younger trade union officials.
A government resolution of 3 March 2003 approved a Human Resources Development Strategy (513Kb pdf; in Czech) [1] for the Czech Republic. The strategy emphasises education within the school system and also further education and development of people’s ability to react flexibly to the labour market’s
Based on results of the survey ‘Measuring the quality of working life’, this report describes the nature and organisation of work for Czech employees. It also analyses work performance, motivation, job satisfaction and internal communication.
Atypical forms of employment are used infrequently in the Czech Republic, compared with other countries. Czech employees only tend to be interested in full-time, permanent employment, as flexible forms of employment often pay less and offer less security. According to the Labour Force Survey (LFS)
The results of various sociological surveys allow the public’s view of trade unions and trade union issues to be mapped, at least in guideline terms, from the start of the 1990s. The data used in this article is taken from: regular annual surveys by the Institute (since 2001 the Centre) for Public