Work

The Labour Office is the national employment service that helps people find work, provides career advice and retraining opportunities, and administers support such as unemployment benefits, while also assisting employers with recruitment and labour market services.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic is a government body responsible for employment, labour market policy, social security, and family and social services. It oversees things like work regulations, unemployment support, social benefits, and labour offices, helping to protect workers and support people in difficult social or economic situations.

The Czech Social Security Administration is the state authority that manages social insurance in the Czech Republic. It is responsible for pension insurance, sickness benefits, and collection of social security contributions from employers and employees, and for deciding and paying out related benefits. Find out more information about your social security rights in the Czech Republic.

The Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic is the government body responsible for managing the state budget, taxes, and public finances. It oversees tax policy and collection, financial markets, customs administration, and state property, helping to ensure the country’s economic and financial stability.

• https://www.expats.cz/
• https://www.uradprace.cz/en/employment
• https://www.jobs.cz/
• https://www.profesia.cz/ 
• https://www.manpower.cz/en/
• https://www.prace.cz/ 
• https://www.jobmaster.cz/index-en.php

When looking for work in the Czech Republic through an employment agency, it is important to make sure that the agency is holding a licence to recruitment services.
Contact information for licensed agencies: employment-agencies

No fees may be charged for arranging employment. Many agencies have their own websites, where you will find the necessary information and job offers.

It must be concluded in writing, and both you and your employer will receive one original copy of the employment contract.

The employment contract must include:

• the type of work you will be performing,
• the place or places where you will be performing the work,
• the date you will start work.
• You can withdraw from the employment contract until you start work.

For work performed for a maximum of 300 hours with one employer per calendar year.

It must be concluded in writing and must include:

• the type of work,
• the period for which you are concluding the DPP or an agreement for an indefinite period,
• the hourly remuneration you will receive for the work (the hourly remuneration must not be less than CZK 124.40, i.e. CZK 20,800 per month).
• You must receive one original copy of the DPP.

Your employer deducts 15% tax from your salary.

Wage lower than CZK 11,500 per month = your employer does not pay health insurance or social insurance for you

Wage higher than CZK 11,500 per month = the employer must pay your health and social insurance.

You are entitled to vacation, bonuses for working at night, on holidays, in difficult working conditions, on Saturdays and Sundays, and for breaks at work!

The DPP ends when:

• you complete the agreed task,
• you work the number of hours agreed upon,
• you work 300 hours for one employer per calendar year,
• you reach a written agreement with your employer that you want to terminate the DPP,
• you receive or give notice of termination for any reason or without giving a reason. The notice period is 15 days and begins on the day the notice is delivered to the other party.

for work that you perform for a total monthly average of no more than 20 hours per week for one employer.

The DPČ must be concluded in writing and must include:

• the type of work,
• the period for which you are concluding the agreement (fixed-term or indefinite),
• the hourly wage you will receive for the work (the hourly remuneration must not be less than CZK 90.50, i.e. CZK 15,200 per month)

Wage lower than CZK 4,500 per month = the employer does not pay health insurance or social insurance for you.

Wage higher than CZK 4,500 per month = the employer must pay your health and social insurance.

You are entitled to vacation, bonuses for working at night, on holidays, in difficult working conditions, on Saturdays and Sundays, and to breaks during work!

A DPČ ends when:

• written notice of termination is given - this can be given by the employer or the employee (15 days' notice period)
• the agreed period of work ends