The German company Siemens AG [1] is to end its involvement in the Siemens Kolejová vozidla [2] plant in Zličín in Prague by the end of September 2009. The Siemens group – which previously received tens of millions of Czech koruna (CZK) in investment incentives in the Czech Republic and employs
Green cards for foreign workers from various countries – with the Ministry of the Interior (Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky, MVČR [1]) being able to exclude certain ‘risk’ regions such as states with dictatorial regimes – should ensure enough employees for the growing Czech economy from the
Since its inception, Act No. 262/2006 of the Collection of Laws – the Czech Republic’s Labour Code – has been a controversial piece of legislation. The act was adopted by the Czech parliament in 2006, despite the objections of the President of the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus (*CZ0605029I* [1]). In
Representatives of trade unions and employers agreed on 15 amendments to the Labour Code and one amendment to the civic court rule. These amendments should replace or eliminate questionable provisions which currently create complications for both employees and employers. The joint proposals put
The pilot project on ‘Selection of qualified foreign workers’ is organised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic (Ministerstvo práce a sociálních věcí ČR, MPSV ČR [1]) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí ČR, MZV ČR [2]) and
Some 14 companies in the Czech Republic werre recognised as being ‘safe enterprises’ in 2006, under the government-led ‘Safe enterprise programme’. The company representatives received the appropriate certificates from the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and the Inspector General of the State
In a successful application to the European Social Fund (ESF [1]), the traditional household appliances manufacturer ETA a.s. [2], situated in the eastern Bohemia region of the Czech Republic, has secured a subsidy for one of its projects under the grant scheme ‘Adaptability and promoting
On 17 October 2006, collective bargaining commenced in relation to the company-level collective agreement for Czech Railways (České Dráhy a.s., ČD [1]) for 2007, when the employer presented its draft agreement to the relevant trade union bodies. The employer’s negotiating team consisted of about 15