Kyzlinková, Renáta

Ongoing political uncertainty, Uber’s business practices, trade union growth and gender equality in the workplace are the main points of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Czech Republic in the fourth quarter of 2017.

New employment strategies to address labour shortages, the post-election political shift in the Chamber of Deputies and an award-winning documentary on working conditions are the main points of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Czech Republic in the fourth quarter of 2017.

A pay rises for public sector employees, trade union strike alerts, legislation extending paid leave to care for sick/dependent family members, and work–life balance are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Czech Republic in the third quarter of 2017.

Continued growth in the Czech economy, staff shortages in the social services sector, the tightening of agency employment rules and legislative measures to regulate Uber are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Czech Republic in the second quarter of 2017.

There is a growing debate in the Czech Republic over moves to shorten working hours and introduce flexible forms of work to improve people’s work–life balance. This has been sparked by research showing that even though employees, especially men, tend to work long hours, labour productivity and remuneration are low.

Employers requesting government help in hiring foreign labour, plus government attempts to deal with the fourth industrial revolution and the digitalisation of the economy, are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Czech Republic in the first quarter of 2017.

Ongoing pressure for wage increases, the digitisation agenda, the controversial electronic tax evidence system and employee representatives on company boards are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Czech Republic in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Significant wage increases in many sectors, positive results from public opinion surveys, amendment of the Labour Code and easier rules on employing low-qualified Ukrainian workers are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Czech Republic in the third quarter of 2016.

Proposed paternity leave legislation is currently under debate in Parliament and is likely to be implemented in the Czech Republic in the spring of 2017.

A shortage of workers, proposals to recruit from abroad, union objections to cheap labour, restrictions on shop opening hours and the introduction of paternity leave are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Czech Republic in the second quarter of 2016.