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Act on Personal Data Processing has been finally approved
On 12 March 2019, the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic has approved the Act on Personal Data Processing (hereinafter the “Adaptation Act”) in wording as returned by the Senate of the Czech Republic, which is a so-called adaptation act to the Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 …
Read moreCompensation for non-pecuniary harm and compensation for the death of close people
The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, in its recent decision dated September 19, 2018, file no. 25 Cdo 894/2018, dealt with the issue of compensation for non-pecuniary harm (within the meaning of compensation for the death of close people), including the definition of the essential circumstances which have to be taken into account for …
Read moreEmployee´s legitimate refusal to go on a business trip and compensatory wage
The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, in its recent decision dated October 9, 2018, f.n. 21 Cdo 1561/2018 dealt with the below-specified issues in the field of labour law in relation to the instruction of an employee to go on a business trip abroad, namely in truck transport. Solved issues The Supreme Court in this decision considered the …
Read moreThe protection of whistleblowers in the Czech Republic?
On 18 February 2019, the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic submitted a proposal of a new law – an Act on Protection of Whistleblowers[i] to the Czech Government. The legislator has been repeatedly dealing with the issue of the whistleblowing (i.e. reporting or disclosing information on a wrongdoing obtained in a work-related context), …
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