Czech Republic: The end of trust-based working hours in the Czech Republic?

Within the meaning of the Czech Labour Code, the employer is obliged to keep the evidence of working hours for all employees, namely with the start and end of the shift performed, overtime, night work and on-call duty. The evidence of the statutory work breaks within the framework of the shift performed is not explicitly prescribed, but their granting must be proven to the supervisory bodies on request.

The employee has the right to inspect this evidence and to request copies of the evidence at the expense of the employer.

The precise form of recording working hours is not established by law, but the evidence must be clear and verifiable. The evidence is used in particular for processing wages and salaries and is subject to an archiving obligation. The supervisory bodies may review the manner of recording working hours and impose sanctions in the event of defects.

Autor: Eva Watson