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.

GALA webinar: The Global Legal Challenges of Telemarketing Campaigns

On behalf of Randl Partners, Irena Lišková has contributed to the GALA webinar with the topic of Telemarketing Campaigns.

HR News No. 2/2023

In the second issue of Randls HR News, we are looking at the new changes brought to employers by the amendment to the Occupational Health Services (OHS) Decree. Although at first glance it might seem that the changes are few and not significant, the contrary is true. Moreover, the OHS field is likely to see further changes in the near future. There has also been a number of recent amendments to the Labour Code. One of them has already been approved, other are on their way to the Parliament.

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

HR News No. 1/2023

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.

The upcoming amendment to the Copyright Act and online content sharing regulation

We would like to provide you with a brief summary of two laws introducing new regulation of the online environment in response to developments in this area as well as the need to implement EU law. These are an amendment to Act No. 121/2000 Coll., the Copyright Act and a completely new law on video sharing platform services.

New GALA publication on data protection relating to advertising and marketing

In cooperation with other partnered legal offices within GALA and with the International Advertising Association, we have prepared second edition of the comprehensive publication focused on legal regulation of data protection relating to advertising and marketing.

The publication is divided into two volumes – Volume 1 covers the issue worldwide, while Volume 2 is dedicated to the EU member states.

Short press release related to the publication is available on the GALA website. Hard copy is available on Amazon (Volume 1, Volume 2)

Privacy Law: A Global Legal Perspective on Data Protection Relating to Advertising & Marketing

The publication is divided into two volumes – Volume 1 covers the issue worldwide, while Volume 2 is dedicated to the EU member states.

Short press release related to the publication is available on the GALA website. Hard copy is available on Amazon (Volume 1, Volume 2)

Ius Laboris: Voluntary Internships Guide

Jakub Lejsek has contributed on behalf of Randl Partners into a very helpful guide with the topic of legal regulation of voluntary internships in 25 different countries. The Guide itself can be found in PDF below, more information about “Young People in Employment” can be found here: Young people in employment – Ius Laboris.

Nataša Randlová among the most influential women in the Czech Republic

The Forbes Magazine has published its annual list of the most influential women in the Czech Republic among whom Nataša Randlová has placed again. Congratulations!

The list (in Czech version) can be found here.

Chambers Europe 2022: the highest ranking for Randl Partners again

The most acknowledged world-wide ranking of British company Chambers and Partners has published its European version for 2022 – Chambers Europe. For the twelfth 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. 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 eleventh time in a row. Congratulations!

Both the firm’s and Nataša’s profile and ranking can be found here.