Electronic mail nowadays constitutes one of the most common forms of communication, not only in the corporate sphere. E-mail is slowly but surely becoming the new mailbox that must be checked daily—even during vacation. he Supreme Court has so ruled, thus confirming what had been assumed until now. At which point does electronic mail delivery occur, and why is this critical moment 'M' so important? It is at this point that deadlines or time periods start to run, and it is important to keep track of them so that they do not run unnoticed. We discuss the practical issues surrounding delivery below.
Illegal work and clandestine employment mediation remain significant issues in the labour market. The amendment to the Labour Inspection Act introduces new powers for inspectors, including the possibility of covertly recording audiovisual material and more effective prosecution of illegal practices. What changes await employers, and what impact will the new inspection procedures have on the business environment? Read more in our article.
The area of labour law has become an increasingly debated area of law in recent years, which is also reflected in the more frequent amendments to labour legislation. This year, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs issued an amendment to the Labour Code aimed at increasing the flexibility of labour relations. In particular, it concerns the reduction of the administrative workload, the development of digitalisation in the public administration and work-life balance. The term 'flexible amendment' has therefore been used in public discourse to refer to this amendment.
The changes were supposed to come into force on 1 January 2025, but the amendment was not put up for discussion until the Chamber of Deputies' session starting on 19 November 2024 and successfully passed its first reading on 4 December. Due to this delayed discussion, the planned effective date of 1 January 2025 will be postponed, probably until spring of 2025. However, the part of Amendment 230/2024 that also increases the flexibility of labour law will be effective from the beginning of this year. The main areas to be affected by the flexible amendment are reviewed in detail below in this article. The content of these may still change in the course of the legislative process, but for the time being we can anticipate the following form of the amendment.
Přeměna obchodní́ korporace označuje proces, při němž dochází k právnímu spojování nebo rozdělování obchodních korporací do jednoho nebo více právních nástupců. Pojem je užíván i pro změnu právní formy obchodní korporace, tj. pouhou změnu vnitřních poměrů existující obchodní korporace. Přeměny v praxi tak nachází řešení pro situace majetkového rázu, a to zejména u společností skupinového uspořádání.
Novela zákona o přeměnách obchodních společností a družstev v prvé řadě implementuje přijatou směrnici Evropského parlamentu a Rady 2019/2121 týkající se přeshranič
Compromise between employee and employer - words which apply to the institute of the competition clause. Both parties make concessions where one provides financial compensation and the other tolerates a temporary restriction of the right. The statutory regulation can be found in §310 of Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code...
As early as 1 January 2024, a new regulation was added to the collection of laws - Building Act No. 283/2021. Construction proceedings in the Czech Republic are considered to be unreasonably complex and long. But has the new Building Act really ’hit the nail on the head’ in its attempt to deal with this process? The new regulation is effective from 1 January 2024 for reserved types of construction (certain transport and industrial buildings). For ordinary structures (such as single family homes or apartment buildings), the law is effective from 1 July 2024.
Does a copyright to a work exist if it is created by artificial intelligence? Does copyright extend to the subject matter of the work itself, which a person submits to an AI and which then completely fabricates the artwork? The Municipal Court of Prague issued a decision on this matter in the autumn 2023.
With the beginning of 2024, there are many changes to the tax legislation. Although these changes will not be reflected in tax returns filed for 2023, it is undoubtedly a good idea to familiarize yourself with them in advance and consider your options for tax optimization during 2024. The aim of this text is therefore to present some of the key changes that we are likely to encounter in 2024.
There is currently no legal regulation of lobbying in the Czech Republic, which is not an exception in the European context. According to the latest data, only about a quarter of European Union countries regulate lobbying at the statutory level. However, it should be pointed out that in the Czech Republic, lobbying is neither so-called self-regulated, for example, by associations of lobbyists or entities representing interest groups, nor, for example, is there a code of ethics for lobbying by Members of Parliament, which is far from common.
We already wrote about the planned changes in the labour law in June this year, but during the legislative process several important changes have been made that not only concern the content but also the effectiveness of the amended law. In fact, the Chamber of Deputies has stuck to its original proposal, which means that the expected postponement of the amendment's entry into force to 1 January 2024 will not take place. Most of the significant changes are therefore already effective from 1 October 2023.