Sick pay in Czechia: What you're owed, leave for sick kids, and inspector visits
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Plus how freelancers can apply for sick pay and how to let your boss know you won't be coming in due to illness.
Low wages, high living costs driving skilled foreign workers out of Czechia
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Nearly a quarter of foreigner workers leave Czechia within two years after they arrive, according to Interior Minister Vít Rakušan.
Building AI with purpose: Natural language processing with MSD’s Shadasha Williams
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From intern to senior engineer, Shadasha shared the journey of an innovator in AI technology at MSD.
Czechia facing tech talent crunch amid STEM education gap
A recent survey found that a staggering 63 percent of companies in IT and business services report a lack of skilled talent.
More and more companies in Czechia are telling employees to return to the office
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Although workers—especially younger generations—prioritize home-office roles while job hunting, more companies prefer workers to be physically present.
German manufacturing woes: What could happen to Czechia’s economy and jobs?
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Much of Czechia's economy gets its strength from production and exports in the automotive industry—could this now change?
Czechia needs more IT experts, but wage growth is stagnating
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The growing digitalization of companies has contributed to higher demand for IT workers, but wage growth has slowed from an already-high base.
Can a Czech-made app boost your work well-being? We tried it
With over 3 million users, VOS.health offers a myriad of features to help with your work-life balance: the Expats.cz staff tested them out.
Employer in Czechia? Get to grips with new reporting requirements
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Legislative changes impact employers’ responsibilities while allowing free entry to the labor market for expats from nine countries.
OPINION: The Czech president wants to pay the First Lady – a defining moment for equality?
Petr Pavel proposes giving a portion of his salary to his wife, Eva Pavlová, “so that she could fully perform her job and not be dependent on her husband."
Asking for a raise in Czechia: How to leverage market trends for better pay
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Employees gearing up for an interview or negotiating a raise are in advantageous position now, experts say.
How a Prague center is sowing seeds for next-generation IT success
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Commerzbank’s Prague center is focused on developing Czechia’s next generation of tech talent.
Prague's Karlín celebrates key driver of Czech economic growth with ABSL festival
The ‘Czech Edge’ takes center stage at the Association of Business Service Leaders's annual conference, now a festival, spread across venues in Karlín.
Czechia's capital sees slowest wage growth nationwide
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Despite recently ailing wage growth in Prague, average salaries are still by far the highest in the country – and better days are ahead.
How ‘delivering cheers’ worldwide packs a great expat career in Prague
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AB InBev, the world’s biggest beer company, runs global and European logistics operations bringing a world of opportunity for expats at its Prague base.
Tenth worst in EU: Conditions on Czech labor market worsen for third year
The Czech Republic fails to create friendly conditions for employees on the labor market despite the lowest unemployment in the EU, says a new study.
Employees in Czechia work among most hours in the world
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Only two European countries reported higher working hours per person, though talk of a four-day working week may change this trend.
