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
This paper analyses the capacity of the Czech Republic’s social partners to effectively engage in social dialogue at various levels. The paper forms part of a wider, comparative project, managed by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Ireland) and the Work
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.
Efforts to boost the Czech workforce by increasing the number of foreign workers in the country, a strike alert from education trade unions, and the funding level for social partner projects in 2020 are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest
According to the 2015 Information on Working Conditions survey, there has been a significant increase in the number of collective agreements in the Czech Republic containing commitments on overall wage increases and commitments to increase salary tariff. However, the number of agreements dealing
ING Life Insurance, in conjunction with the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, have carried out an annual survey of employee benefits since 2010. Employee benefits are provided by virtually all companies which, on average, offer 10 different benefits. Mobile phones and company-produced
The Czech Labour Code, Act No 262/2006 Coll, came into force on 1 January 2007. Unlike the previous Labour Code, Act No 65/1965 Coll that had been in force since 1965, limits were placed on the amount of overtime hours that could be worked. The code also outlawed so-called standby work, where staff
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Collective law in the Czech Republic only recognises two kinds of collective agreement: enterprise-level collective agreements (ELCAs), concluded between the appropriate trade union body and an employer; and higher-level collective agreements (HLCAs), concluded for a majority of employers between
In 2003, in the Czech Republic, 1,486 occupational illnesses and 72 risks of illness were reported among 1,506 workers. The number of persons concerned is lower (1,506) than the total number of reported incidents because, for 50 workers, two or more illnesses or risks of illness were reported during
The Czech Republic’s accession to the European Union in May was followed by the country's first elections to the European Parliament in mid-June 2004. The elections brought defeat for two of the three parties making up the governing coalition, with the leading government party - the Czech Social
The obligations of the 'work inspection office' will be to oversee adherence to the Labour Code and to regulations related to employees remuneration, safety and protection of health at work, employment of select groups of workers and so on. Subject to inspection will also be collective bargaining
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.