New regulation for employees working abroad?
6.10.2010Company: Amcham
The government has passed a new regulation concerning employees with the regular place of work abroad which shall be effective as of January 2011.
It stipulates that the employment contract of a person who is being employed for a fixed period and his regular place of work is abroad may be concluded for a period for which the worker is posted to carry out the work abroad. Such a contract may be concluded for a period of 5 years; this period may be further prolonged by the agreement of the parties however only for maximum of another 5 years.
Moreover, according to the regulation an employer may require its employees abroad to carry out work on the days which are public holidays in the Czech Republic. In this case, the employer has to render for such day one day of holiday during the days which are public holidays in the respective country abroad.
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