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Guides to employing people in the Czech Republic
Working notes on Czech employment, written for people outside the country who are about to become an employer in it: contributions to ČSSZ and the health insurers, zálohová daň, contracts, dovolená, sickness and ending employment. We rewrite them when the law moves, and it moved twice in 2026.
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DPP and DPČ: the Czech work agreements, explained
The dohoda o provedení práce and the dohoda o pracovní činnosti are employment relationships under the zákoník práce, with hour caps, thresholds and notice rules.
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US vs Czech termination rules: at-will meets a closed list
US employment ends at will. Czech employment ends on one of the grounds listed in § 52, stated in writing, and a challenge has to be brought within two months.
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The Czech guaranteed wage no longer binds private employers
Zaručená mzda was abolished for private employers on 1 January 2025. One floor binds them now, and the four-group table that survives is public sector only.
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US vs Czech employer costs: what actually differs
A US employer negotiates most of its non-salary cost. A Czech employer is handed it: 33.8% in contributions, compulsory accident insurance, four weeks’ leave.
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Can a UK company hire in the Czech Republic?
A UK company can put people to work in the Czech Republic without owning a Czech entity. A Czech company employs them, and the UK client directs the work.
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US companies hiring in the Czech Republic: what changes
A Czech employment contract is a statutory instrument, not an offer letter. It carries 33.8% employer contributions, four weeks’ paid leave and notice that runs from delivery.
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Protecting IP when hiring in the Czech Republic
Czech law gives employers the economic rights in employee works by default, a three-month window to claim an invention, and a non-compete that is only valid if it pays.
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Social security and pensions in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic runs two separate compulsory systems. Social security is collected by ČSSZ and capped at 2,350,416 CZK for 2026. Health insurance is not capped at all.
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Remote work in the Czech Republic: what the law requires
Remote work in the Czech Republic needs a written agreement, 15 days’ notice either way to end it, and a 4.70 CZK hourly allowance for 2026.
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Czech employment contracts: what has to be in them
A Czech employment contract must be in writing and needs only three mandatory elements. Most of the terms live elsewhere, in the § 37 information given within seven days.
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Czech sick pay rules for 2026
Two periods and two payers. The employer pays the first 14 calendar days at 60% of reduced earnings, then ČSSZ takes over from day 15 at 60, 66 or 72%.
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Terminating employment in the Czech Republic
Five routes end a Czech employment relationship. An employer needs one of eight statutory grounds, notice now runs from delivery, and severance caps at three months.
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