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
Mittal Steel Ostrava a.s. (formerly Ispat Nová hut) is the largest domestic steel producer in the Czech Republic, with almost 9,000 employees. The company is currently preparing for a second phase of mass redundancy, which will result in at least 1,000 job losses. According to management, the
The Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic (Svaz prumyslu a dopravy CR, SP CR [1]), the Confederation of Employers’ and Entrepreneurs’ Associations of the Czech Republic (Konfederace zamestnavatelských a podnikatelských svazu, KZPS CR [2]) and the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade
The State Labour Inspection Office (Státní úrad inspekce práce, SÚIP [1]) and its eight regional inspectorates were set up on 1 July 2005 as a result of Act No. 251/2005 Coll. on labour inspection. The office monitors compliance with legal regulations that provide rights to or impose obligations on
On 10 May 2006, the Czech President, Václav Klaus, rejected the adoption of the new Labour Code. According to the President, the current form of the Labour Code, as passed by the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká snemovna Parlamentu CR), does not represent the required legislation for modern
On 16 March 2006, the Engine Drivers’ Federation of the Czech Republic (Federace strojvudcu, FS [1]) organised a half-hour strike starting at noon. According to FS, about 90% of all engine drivers who were at work at this time participated in the strike. The management of the joint stock company
After several months of negotiations with the government of the Czech Republic, Hyundai Motor Company will go ahead with a greenfield investment worth CZK 28–30 billion (€0.98–€1.06 billion) in the Moravia-Silesia region in the northeast of the Czech Republic. This represents the largest investment
Last year, the average salary in the private sector increased by 5.2% to CZK 19,053 (€670); after inflation, the real increase in wages was 3.2%. In the public sector, the average salary increased by 6.7% to CZK 18,954 (€667) and the real increase in wages was 4.7%. This difference in wage increase
The Labour Code, Act No. 65/1965, is one of the longest-serving pieces of legislation in the Czech Republic, dating from 1965. It was created in completely different social conditions and, although it has been amended numerous times (with 46 amendments passed to date), there is broad agreement that
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