HR News No. 1/2024

In this year’s first edition of our HR News, we bring you a reminder of the many changes in employment law that the turn of the calendar year regularly brings. These include travel allowances, meal allowances, minimum and guaranteed wage, the maximum assessment base and several other changes.

If you are interested in reading HR News and if you are our client, please let us know at employment@randls.com.

Multiple trade unions at one employer and the collective bargaining

Multiple trade unions at one employer always mean problems – not only for the employer but also for the trade unions themselves.

The article is in Czech language only.

Employment Law Update – June/July 2023

This article provides an overview of employment law news for the period from 1 June to 7 August 2023. It is, however, in Czech language only.

 

Michal Peškar took place in webinar with the topic of Creating AI strategy for HR

In his part of the webinar, Michal has introduced the perspective of preparation of the “digi” legislation for HR.

You can find the presentation (in Czech version only) here.

HR News No.4/2023

In this expanded issue of Randls HR News, we will discuss the long-awaited amendment to the Labour Code. This amendment was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on 28 June 2023 and will now go to the Senate, where we expect no changes, and then to the President for his signature. With a few exceptions, the effective date has been set for the first calendar day of the month following publication, so it could be as early as 1 September 2023.

If you are interested in reading HR News and if you are our client, please let us know at employment@randls.com.

More employment relationships of one employee at the same employer: judgement of the Supreme Court contrary to the European Court of Justice

In a situation in which there are multiple employment relationships of one employee at the same employer, is it really only the condition of different type of work which needs to be followed?

Employment Law Update – May 2023

This article provides an overview of employment law news for the period from 5 May to 5 June 2023.

The authors report, for example, on executive laws regarding smart-money or mention the so-called consolidation package being discussed by the Czech Government.

Randl Partners establish new cooperation with Professor Petr Hůrka

As of 1 July 2023, the employment law team has been strengthened by Professor JUDr. Petr Hůrka, Ph.D., a prominent specialist in employment law. Professor Hůrka becomes an Of Counsel at our law firm and also an in-house lecturer at Randls Training.

Professor JUDr. Petr Hůrka, Ph.D., is a recognized expert on employment law not only in the Czech Republic but also in Europe. His name carries weight and we are proud to have the opportunity to meet with him regularly and consult not only the possibilities but also the impossibilities in our field, to which we devote our and his professional life. This expansion of the team is a great honour for us.

Professor Hůrka teaches labour and social security law at the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University in Brno and the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague. He is a member of the Legislative Council of the Government, the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University and the Editorial Board of several Czech and international professional law journals. Mr. Hůrka is also involved as a mediator and arbitrator in collective labour disputes.

Petr Hůrka has published more than 100 articles and publications in national and international law journals. He regularly participates in professional conferences and discussion programs on human resources relations. He has contributed to many monographs and textbooks and lectures at training courses for clients, the general public in the Czech Republic and the European Union and at law schools in the Czech Republic.

We are looking forward to working with Petr Hůrka and believe that his expertise and experience will bring further added value to our clients.

With a new member in our team, we are ready to provide an even higher level of legal services in the field of employment law.

Michal Peškar – Chairman of the Association for the Development of Collective Bargaining (ACB)

Michal Peškar became the chairman of the ACB!

It is our great pleasure to share with you the important news that Michal Peškar, a partner in the labour law team, has become the new chairman of the ACB – Association for the Development of Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations.

Michal takes over the position from the founding and only existing chairman and outstanding professional, JUDr. Bořivoj Šubrt.

The Association is a professional civil association of natural and legal persons active in the field of collective bargaining and related fields, especially employment law (website HERE).

We believe that Michal, with his human approach and professional experience, will be able to lead the association to new successes and contribute to its further development. We would like to wish him every success not only in the field of legal practice, but also in his new role.

Congratulations to Michal and we look forward to his tenure as the ACB Chairman.

HR News No. 3/2023

This year’s Issue 3 of Randls HR News focuses on the Whistleblower Protection Draft Law, which has been passed on 20 July and announced in the Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic.

If you are interested in reading HR News and if you are our client, please let us know at employment@randls.com.

Amendment to the Labour Code in bullet points

In April, the government approved the long-awaited and much-discussed amendment to the Labour Code, which aims to transpose the EU Directives on transparent and predictable working conditions in the EU and on work-life balance and the Directive on certain aspects of the organisation of working time. However, apart from the transposition itself, the amendment also takes into account other changes, such as regulations on working from home. The proposal is currently being debated in the Chamber of Deputies under Print 423. The aim of this article is not to analyse the proposed changes in detail, but to give the reader an overview of the main changes.

Employment Law Update – April 2023

This article provides an overview of employment law news for the period from 4 April 2023 to 4 May 2023.

The authors report, for example, on the announcement of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on the imposition of higher-level collective agreements or the government’s bill on the entry and residence of foreigners.

Forbes: Nataša Randlová among the most influential Czech women again

Congratulations to Nataša Randlová who has placed in the chart of almost 200 most influential women in the Czech Republic as published by the Forbes magazine. The editors appreciates especially Nataša’s involvement in Cerebrum, a non-profit organization helping people with acquired brain injuries.

Nataša’s profile can be found here.

The complete chart here.

The six-month sabbatical has the potential to become the benefit of the future

In her article, Nataša Randlová commented on the current practice of using the so-called sabbatical – a longer time off work for regeneration, self-education and creative activities. Is this a common idea in the Czech Republic?

Legal Industry Review: Amendment of the Labour Code

Michal Peškar has summed up the recent development and content of the planned Amendment of the Czech Labour Code for the May issue of the Legal Industry Review fot the Czech Republic.

You can find the entire publication for the Czech Republic here. And Michal’s profile here.

Michal Peškar ranked in Chambers Europe 2023

The most acknowledged world-wide ranking of British company Chambers and Partners has published its European ranking for 2023 – Chambers Europe.

Not only that for the thirteenth time in a row, the employment-law team of Randl Partners has been confirmed at the highest level of evaluation, i.e. in Band 1, but also it has been the first time ranking for Michal Peškar, partner of Randls and the employment-team leader.

At the same time, Nataša Randlová has been awarded the “Star Individual” appraisal as a personality with an exceptional reputation in the field of Czech employment law, for the twelfth time in a row.

Congratulations to both partners! All the ranking can be found here.