Labour Code 2012 - MPSV

1 Labour code (full translation) No. 262/2006 Coll., as amended Z kon k pr ce PART ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS .. 1 - 29 Chapter I: Scope of Regulation and Definition of Labour Relations .. 1 - 5 Chapter II: Parties to Labour Relations .. 6 - 12 Employees .. 6 Employers .. 7 - 11 Representation .. 12 Chapter III: Repealed .. 13 - 15 Chapter IV: Equal Treatment and Prohibition of Discrimination .. 16 - 17 Chapter V: Legal Acts .. 18 - 29 PART TWO: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP .. 30 - 73a Chapter I: Procedure before the Commencement of an Employment Relationship .. 30 - 32 Chapter II: Employment Relationship, Employment Contract and Commencement of an Employment Relationship .. 33 - 39 Chapter III: Alterations of an Employment Relationship .. 40 - 47 Chapter IV: Termination of an Employment Relationship.

2 48 - 73a General Provisions on Termination of an Employment Relationship .. 48 Termination of an Employment Relationship by Agreement .. 49 Notice of Termination, Notice Periods and Reasons for Termination .. 50 - 54 Immediate Termination of an Employment Relationship .. 55 - 56 Common Provisions on Termination of an Employment Relationship .. 57 - 61 Collective Dismissals .. 62 - 64 Other Cases of Termination of an Employment Relationship .. 65 - 66 Severance Pay (Redundancy Payment) .. 67 - 68 Void Termination of an Employment Relationship .. 69 - 72 Discharge or Resignation from managerial Position .. 73- 73a PART THREE: AGREEMENTS ON WORK PERFORMED OUTSIDE AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP .. 74 - 77 PART FOUR: WORKING HOURS AND REST PERIODS .. 78 - 100 Chapter I: Common Provisions on Working Hours and Length of Working Hours.

3 78 - 80 Chapter II: Distribution of Working Hours .. 81 - 87 Fundamental Provisions .. 81- 84 Flexible Working Hours Scheme .. 85 Working Hours Account .. 86 - 87 Chapter III: Work Breaks and Safety Breaks .. 88 - 89 Chapter IV: Rest Periods .. 90 Uninterrupted Rest Period Between Two Shifts .. 90 Non-Working Days .. 91 Uninterrupted Rest Period Per Week .. 92 Chapter V: Overtime Work .. 93 Chapter VI: Night Work .. 94 Chapter VII: Standby .. 95 Chapter VIII: Joint Provisions on Working Hours and Rest Periods .. 96 - 99 Chapter IX: Authorizing 100 PART FIVE: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTECTION .. 101 - 108 Chapter I: Risk 101 - 102 Chapter II: Obligations of the Employer, Rights and Obligations of the Employee .. 103 - 106 Chapter III: Common Provisions.

4 107 - 108 PART SIX: REMUNERATION FOR WORK, REMUNERATION FOR STANDY AND INCOME DEDUCATIONS .. 109 - 150 Chapter I: Common Provisions on Wage, Salary and Remuneration Pursuant to an Agreement .. 109 - 112 Chapter II: Wage .. 113 - 121 Chapter III: Salary .. 122 - 137 Chapter IV: Remuneration Pursuant to an Agreement .. 138 Chapter V: Wage or Salary for Performance of Alternative Work .. 139 Chapter VI: Remuneration for Standby .. 140 Chapter VII: Common Provisions on Wages, Salaries, Remuneration Pursuant to Agreements and Remuneration for Standby .. 141 - 144 Chapter VIII: Income from Labour Relationship and 145 - 150 Common Provisions .. 145 - 146 Order of Wage Deductions and Wage Assignments .. 147 - 150 PART SEVEN: REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES TO EMPLOYEES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR WORK PERFORMANCE.

5 151 - 190 Chapter I: Common Provisions on Reimbursement of Expenses to Employees in Connection with Performance of their Work .. 151 - 155 Chapter II: Reimbursement of Travel Expenses to Employees of Employers Not Referred to in Section 109(3) .. 156 - 172 Reimbursement of Travel Expenses on a Business Trip or on a Journey Outside Regular Workplace .. 156 - 164 Reimbursement of Expenses on Transfer to Another Place (Relocation) or Temporary Assignment .. 165 Reimbursement of Travel Expenses on Business Trips Abroad .. 166 - 171 Reimbursement of Expenses on Posting an Employee Abroad .. 172 Chapter III: Reimbursement of Travel Expenses to Employees of Employers Referred to in Section 109(3) .. 173 - 181 Common Provisions .. 173 - 174 Reimbursement of Travel Expenses (Business Trips).

6 175 - 176 Reimbursement of Expenses on Taking up an Employment or on Transfer to Another Place .. 177 - 178 Reimbursement of Travel Expenses on a Business Trip Abroad .. 179 - 180 Reimbursement of Expenses on Posting an Employee Abroad .. 181 Chapter IV: Common Provisions on Reimbursement of Travel Expenses .. 182 - 189 Chapter V: Reimbursement for Wear and Tear of an Employee's Own Tools, Equipment and Items Required for Work Performance .. 190 PART EIGHT: OBSTACLES TO WORK .. 191 - 210 Chapter I: Obstacles to Work on the Employee Side .. 191 - 205 Important Personal Obstacles to Work .. 191 - 199 Obstacles to Work for Reasons of Public Interest .. 200 - 205 Chapter II: Common Provisions on Obstacles to Work on the Employee Side .. 206 Chapter III: Obstacles to Work on the Employer Side.

7 207 - 210 PART NINE: LEAVE (WITH PAY) .. 211 - 223 Chapter I: Fundamental Provisions .. 211 Chapter II: Annual Leave and its Proportional Part, Length of Leave, Leave for the Number of Days on which Work Was Done .. 212 - 214 Annual Leave and its Proportional Part .. 212 - 213 Leave for Days on Which Work Was Done .. 214 Chapter III: Supplementary Leave .. 215 Chapter IV: Joint Provisions on 216 - 223 Common Provisions .. 216 Leave Taking .. 217 - 219 Collective Leave Taking .. 220 Change of Employment .. 221 Compensatory Wage or Salary for Leave (Leave with Pay) .. 222 Leave Reduction .. 223 PART TEN: CARE OF EMPLOYEES .. 224 - 247 Chapter I: Working Conditions of Employees .. 224 - 226 Chapter II: Professional Development of Employees.

8 227 - 235 Chapter III: Meals Taken by Employees .. 236 Chapter IV: Special Working Conditions for Some Employees .. 237 - 247 Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Disabled Persons) .. 237 Working Conditions for Women (Female Employees) .. 238 Working Conditions for Female Employees, Employees - Mothers, Employees Taking Care of a Child or Another Person .. 239 - 241 Breaks for Breastfeeding .. 242 Working Conditions for Adolescent Employees .. 243 - 247 PART ELEVEN: COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE (DAMAGES) .. 248 - 275 Chapter I: Prevention of Damage .. 248 - 249 Chapter II: Liability for Damage .. 250 - 264 General Liability .. 250 Liability for Non-Performance of the Obligation to Avert 251 Liability for a Shortfall in Things of Value Entrusted to an Employee and Liability for Lost Things.

9 252 - 256 Scope of Damages .. 257 - 260 Common Provisions on an Employee's Liability for Damage .. 261 - 264 Chapter III: An Employer`s Liability for Damage .. 265 - 271 General Liability .. 265 Liability in Connection with Averting Damage .. 266 Liability for Damage to Employees' Things .. 267 Scope of Damages .. 268 Joint Provisions on an Liability for Damage on the Side of Employers .. 269 - 271 Chapter IV: Common Provisions on Liability for Damage .. 272 - 274 Chapter V: Financial Security with regard to Industrial Injuries or Occupational 275 PART TWELVE: AN EMPLOYEE INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION PROCEDURE, COMPETENCE OF A TRADE UNION ORGANIZATION, A WORKS COUNCIL AND A REPRESENTATIVE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTECTION .. 276 - 299 Chapter I: Fundamental Provisions.

10 276 - 277 Chapter II: Information and Consultation .. 278 - 280 Chapter III: Works Council and Representatives for Occupational Safety and Health Protection .. 281 - 285 Chapter IV: Competence of Trade Union Organizations .. 286 - 287 Chapter V: Access to Supranational Information .. 288 - 299 PART THIRTEEN: JOINT PROVISIONS .. 300 - 363 Chapter I: Workload and Pace of Work .. 300 Chapter II: Fundamental Obligations of Employees and managerial Employees, Special Obligations of Some Employees and Performance of Other Gainful Activity .. 301 - 304 Chapter III: Internal Rules (Internal Regulations) .. 305 - 306 Chapter IV: Remuneration and Other Rights in Labour 307 Chapter V: Employment of Employees by Employment Agencies .. 308 - 309 Chapter VI: Non-Competition Clause (Agreement).