Factsheet for measure
CZ-2020-14/358
– measures in Czechia
Save jobs! - Employee sharing
Zachraň práci!
Background information
During the COVID-19 outbreak a lot of Czech companies face problems with an actual engagement of their employees.
Czech Chamber of Commerce (Hospodářská komora České republiky)
decided to help overcome difficulties and offers a helping hand in using an 'employee sharing' programme. Employee sharing, as an employment tool may be useful since there are also companies that currently lack employees (e.g. due to quarantine or taking care of their family members) and that would welcome assistance of employees coming from other companies.
Content of measure
The measure is governed by the §43a of the Act 262/2006 Coll., Labour Code, the so called temporary assignment of an employee. The temporarily assigned employee stays employed by the original employer, however, the work tasks are being given by the company to which he/she was assigned.
Working and wage conditions of employees temporarily performing activities for another employer must not be worse than the conditions of their main occupation.
The Czech Chamber of Commerce cooperates with an electronic platform
www.WorkLinks.com
which offers its services for free for this purpose. Also on-line platform Jurent CZ, which has a wealth of experience in employee sharing, has been involved in this measure. In addition, the Chamber offers a toll free phone helpline for companies requiring advice in that matter.
Use of measure
According to the press release of Chamber of Commerce from 24 June 2020, almost 1,000 companies joined the project, mostly from manufacturing and automotive industry. From these companies, one third of companies has demanded labour force and two thirds have offered its labour force.
Contents
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Applies to all businesses
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Does not apply to citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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Employers' organisations
Company / Companies
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Employers organisation
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative
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Agreed (outcome) incl. social partner initiative
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Only employers' organisations
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
Both social partners were consulted.
Views and reactions
It is an active and direct initiative of the Chamber of Commerce.
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