Rights and obligations

Contributions

The employer is required to pay for you social insurance which comprises health insurance premiums entitling you to sick pay, premiums for pension insurance and a contribution to the state employment policy. The rate of the social insurance paid by an employee is 6.5 % whereas the employer pays 25 % , amounting to a total of 31.5 %  of gross wages. The insurance shall be levied on a monthly basis.

The employer is required to pay health insurance premiums for the employee: the health insurance rate for an employer is 9 %, an employee pays 4.5 %, amounting to a total of 13.5% of gross wages. The insurance shall be levied on a monthly basis.

The employer is required to calculate an advance on the income tax and levy this on your behalf. Income tax is 15 %.

Upon the termination of an employment contract or a DPČ, your employer is required to issue you an employment sheet. The employment sheet must contain the following: data on employment, whether it was an employment relationship or DPČ, the type of performed work, formal qualification achieved, time worked and other information. In case of discrepancies or obligation violations on the side of the employer you can contact the competent financial authority (finanční úřad), social security district administration (okresní správa sociálního zabezpečení), health insurance company (zdravotní pojišťovna) or labour inspectorate (inspektorát práce).

When employed, you have the right to equal treatment as other staff (e.g. with Czech citizens) and you must not be discriminated against by anyone. If in your case equal treatment has been violated or if you are discriminated against, you can file a complaint to the labour office or you can file a claim in court:

-       stopping the violation of the law     

-      eliminating the consequences of its violation         

-      providing adequate satisfaction (e.g. a public apology) or

-      financial compensation for non-pecuniary damage; if your human dignity was significantly reduced (the compensation amount shall be determined by the Court)

What is considered discrimination against is also harassment, including sexual harassment, being discriminated against through a third person, or so-called persecution, which means penalizing a person for having demanded their rights according to the anti-discrimination act.

Working hours and rest

You have the right to a break at work for food and restafter a maximum of 6 hours of uninterrupted work. The duration of the break must be at least 30 minutes.

Overtime work can only be ordered in exceptional cases. It must not amount to more than 8 hours in a single week.

If you are prevented from work due to illness (and have a note issued by a doctor), then do not work and stay at the address that you indicated as your place of residence at the time of illness.

Vacation

Vacation leave per calendar year is at least 4 weeks each year, but a longer period can be agreed upon. You are entitled to vacation in the case of uninterrupted work for one employer for at least 60 days in a calendar year. If you have not worked for the whole calendar year, you are entitled to a respective proportion of the leave (1/12th of the annual holiday for each complete calendar month of the uninterrupted duration of the same employment relationship).

Vacation for days worked: For every 21 days worked you are entitled to 1/12th of your annual holiday leave.