Michal Peškar at the Occupational Health and Safety Conference

On Monday, 18 November 2024, Michal Peškar had the opportunity to participate and contribute his work to the tenth annual OSH Conference X. organized by the publishing house Verlag Dashöfer, whose media partner is the portal BOZPinfo.

Michal’s contribution focused on the topic “Termination for health reasons under the forthcoming amendment to the Labour Code”.

HR News No. 3/2024

After a short time, we bring you new HR News again – this time about the so-called flexible amendment to the Labour Code. The goverment has already approved the amendment and, a few days ago, it went to the Chamber of Deputies, where many things can still happen (will there be a termination without giving a reason?). The effective day is planned on January 1, 2025, but it is not yet possible to say whether the entire legislative process will be completed by the end of this year.

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

Nataša Randlová offers her perspective on Czech labour law in an interview with Legal500

Nataša Randlová commented on several interesting topics, such as the specifics and uniqueness of Czech labour law, collective bargaining, organisational changes or the transition of rights and obligations, in the new episode of Legal 500’s “Partners Perspectives”.

You can watch the interview HERE.

WWL ranking mentions both Nataša Randlová and Michal Peškar

Congratulations to the firm’s partners and heads of the employment team, Nataša Randlová and Michal Peškar, for their awards. As part of the Who is Who Legal (WWL) ranking, Lexology has recognized Nataša Randlová as a Global Elite Thought Leader in the area of Czech Employment Law and Pensions and Benefits. Michal Peškar is recommended as one of the specialist experts in the field of employment law.

HR News No. 2/2024

After some time we bring you the second issue of our HR News, concerning new legislation. We will introduce you to the long-awaited changes in occupational health services and hopefully the final regulation of the conditions under which insurance payments are paid on the basis of agreements to perform work (DPP). On June 28, an amendment to the Labour Code regulating the valorisation of the minimum wage was approved by the Chamber of Deputies. This amendment also includes some other significant changes, especially self-scheduling of working hours. Note that this amendment may come into force during the summer.

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

The most influential Czech women according to Forbes – Nataša Randlová among them

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. Besides being one of the best employment lawyers in the Czech Republic and founding her own educational agency, 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 is here.

International awards to Randls lawyers

Traditionally, the annual international rankings ranking law firms in various legal sectors are published in spring. Below we present the two most prestigious that have brought awards to Randl Parners.

1. Chambers Europe 2024

Chambers Europe 2024, the world’s most respected law firm ranking compiled annually by UK-based Chambers and Partners, which assesses the legal market each calendar year, has published its European rankings.

Not only did it confirm the position of Randl Partners’ employment team at the highest level of ranking (Band 1) for the 14th consecutive year, but the two partners working in Randls’ employment team also defended their ranking last year.

Co-founder and partner Nataša Randlová once again received the “Star Individual” award (again, the only one in the Czech Republic) as “a person with an outstanding reputation in her field”.

Partner Michal Peškar defended his Band 3 ranking.

You can read the firm’s profile and the ratings of both partners here.

2. Legal 500

In the second prestigious ranking, Randls’ employment team once again defended its top ranking in the group of top-rated employment law firms in the Czech Republic.

Nataša Randlová was once again ranked as a “Leading Individual” and Michal Peškar was newly named as a “Next Generation Partner”.

Profiles of both partners can be found here.

Congratulations!

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.

 

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.