Living and Working in

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• Living and Working in
• The Czech Republic
• Jana Kacenová
• Torino, Italy

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General information about the country

• Situated in the heart of Europe
• Bordering countries Slovakia, Poland, Germany
  and Austria
• Three historical regions Bohemia, Moravia and
  the Czech part of Silesia
• Population 10,2 million (Italy 58,5 million)
• Area 79.000 km2 (Italy 301.338 km2)
• Currency Czech Crown (Kc/CZK)
• 1 CZK 28
• Internet domain .cz

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Regions in the Czech Republic77 Labour Offices
(of which 14 are regional)
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Main economic indicators

• GDP 6,0 (2nd Q 2007)
• Inflation 2,8 (September 2007)
• Unemployment rate 6,2 (September 2007)
• EUROSTAT data CR 5,3 - Italy 5,7 

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Useful numbers (September 2007)

• Wages
• Current minimum monthly wage 8 000 CZK 286
• Average gross monthly wage 21 462 CZK 767
• (2nd Q 2007)
• Jobseekers x vacancies (workforce 5
  527 776)
• Unemployed (6,2) 364 978
• Registered vacancies (labour offices) 137 429
• Average number of applicants per 1 vacancy 2,7
• (September 2006 4,7)

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Regional unemployment (September 2007)
6,2
11,3
4,7
7,3
10,2
2,4
6,7
5,4
4,4
4,6
5,7
7,0
6,1
4,3
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Foreign labour force from EU in the Czech
Republic(September 2007 total workforce 5 527
776)

• Slovakia 99 408
• Poland 21 823
• Bulgaria 3 667
• Germany 2 717
• Romania 2 574
• United Kingdom 1 619
• France 1 173
• Austria 684
• Azzurri Campioni del Mondo 538
• Netherlands 455

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Foreign Labour force from non-EU
countries workpermits (September
2007 - total workforce 5 527 776)

• Ukraine 51 644
• Moldavia 4 549
• Mongolia 4 502
• Russia 1 508
• Vietnam 1 318
• USA 998
• China 905
• Macedonia 845
• Belarus 837
• Japan 697

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Working in the Czech Republic

• Citizens of EU/EEA countries do not need a work
  permit
• Registration at Labour Office
• obligation of the employer(latest on the
  first day of the employment)
• Residence permit entitled to apply when staying
  more than 3 months
• http//portal.mpsv.cz/eures
• www.mvcr.cz Ministry of Interior
• www.domavcr.cz Info for foreigners of M.o.I.

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Looking for workEURES

• EURES
• part of the Public Employment Services,
• provides information about job offers,
• living and working conditions etc.
• 15 EURES advisers
• in regional towns and in Prague
• More information on
• http//eures.europa.eu
• http//portal.mpsv.cz/eures

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Looking for workLabour offices

• Services of Labour Offices
• wide range of service open to public
• job placement, retraining, consultation,
• counselling, services to schools,
• control activities, protection of employees
• Vacancies displayed in all labour offices (77)
• - on information boards
• (paper form, leaflets)
• - on-line on website of labour offices
  http//portal.mpsv.cz/sz
• (clients can use PC self-service kiosks)

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Looking for workMedia

• Main newspapers for advertising vacancies
• Mladá fronta DNES
• http//idnes.cz/ http//jobdnes.idnes.cz/
• special supplement Zamestnání on Thursdays
• Hospodárské noviny
• http//hn.ihned.cz/ http//kariera.ihned.cz
• special supplement Kariéra on Mondays
• Job advertisements are published in all daily
  press in special supplements or columns.

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Looking for workInternet

• Internet
• www.jobs.cz
• www.jobsinprague.cz
• www.hledampraci.cz
• www.hotjobs.cz
• www.joblist.cz
• www.prace.cz
• www.jobpilot.czsee list of other job servers

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Looking for workRecruitment agencies

• Private personnel agencies
• recruitment agency must have a licence
• for mediatory services issued by the Czech
  Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• Database of licenced agencies
• http//portal.mpsv.cz/sz/obcane/zpr_prace
• Personnel agencies are not allowed to ask
• for any charge from job seekers!
• (Employment Act No. 435/2004)

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Looking for work Recruitment agencies

• Nearly 1 900 licenced agencies in the CR
• Biggest recruitment agencies
• MANPOWER http//www.manpower.cz
• ADECCO http//www.adecco.cz
• GRAFTON http//www.grafton.cz
• START http//www.start.cz
• Agencies can be specialized in recruiting
• at certain educational/professional levels
• in target countries or target groups

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Looking for workPersonal contacts

• Web sites
• companies have their own web sites
• with job offers (on-line application forms)
• Yellow pages (available in English)
  www.zlatestranky.cz
• Browsers www.seznam.cz www.klikni.cz
  www.centrum.cz
• see list of other browsers

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What is needed when looking for a job?

• Language skills
• Curriculum vitae
• typed, structured, EUROPASS form, common to
  attach pictures
• Cover letter, references
• Interview
• get details of the company
• Extract from the criminal register (when working
  with money, children)
• Health certificate (when working with food)
• Psychological tests

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Living in the Czech Republic

• Registering in the territory of the CR
• (accommodation provider, automatically)
• Residence permitEU citizens do not need any
  special permission to stay
• Stays longer than 3 months - entitled to apply
  for permission to stay for a citizen of a
  European Communities member state
• (Application is submitted to the Foreigner's
  Police in the Czech Republic)
• http//portal.mpsv.cz/eures
• www.mvcr.cz Ministry of Interior
• www.domavcr.cz Info portal for foreigners

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Social and Health Insurance

• Social Security Administration
• Health Insurance Company
• EU workers do not need to register with
• tax/social security authorities
• employer does so on their behalf
• No special fiscal or social number
• health insurance (compulsory) health care
• social insurance illness, unemployment and other
  social situation (maternity, old age, etc.)

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Deductions from earnings
(in )

• employee
  employer
• health ins. 4,5 9,0
• social ins. 8,0 26,0
• income tax (progressive) 12/ 19/ 25/ 32
• incomes up to 121 200 CZK ( 4328) per
  annumTax rate is higher if a person earns more
• www.mfcr.cz - Ministry of Finance

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Healthcare

• General medical services are free - compulsory
  health insurance(In 2008 patientspartial
  contribution for hospital stays, prescriptions
  etc.)
• When employed in the Czech Republic employer
  registers employees with Insurance Institution
• Charges are made usually for
• non-standard treatments

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Working conditions

• Working time
• 40 hours a week (reduced to 37,5 and 38,5 hrs in
  shift work operations 12 hrs shifts)
• 8 hours a day (in shift work operations 12 hrs
  shifts)
• 30 minutes break after 6 hours of work
• Holidays
• basic annual leave is 4 weeks (many employers
  offer 5 weeks)

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Employment

• Required content of work contract
• work position
• place of work
• work starting date
• Other arrangements
• salary, description of work position, benefits
  etc.
• Conclusion of employment contract
• trial period of 3 months

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Employees Rights and Obligations

• State Labour Inspection Authority
• regular open hours at local labour offices
• www.suip.cz
• Trade unions Czech - Moravian Confederation
• of Trade Uninons
• www.cmkos.cz/eng/

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Unemployment

• Unemployed people can register with Labour Office
  as job seekers
• Entitled to unemployment benefits if they prove
  at least 12 months of work within the past 3
  years preceding the submission of application
• Amount of benefits
• 50 in first 3 months and 45 for the
  remaining months of the average monthly salary in
  the last job
• Unemployment benefits paid for 6 months(longer
  under certain criteria, eg. over 50 yrs, special
  needs, etc.)

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Accommodation

• Availability of accommodation and prices depend
  upon geographical location
• Deposit is often charged if you rent a flat
• (usually 3-months rent)
• A lot of rent and sales offers can be found
• in local or national newspapers or internet
• www.bydleni.cz www.reality.cz
• www.annonce.cz www.sreality.cz
• Average rental of one bedroom flat around 6000
  CZK/month (214)
• (Flat shares are cheaper, Prague most
  expensive)
• To find suitable long-term accommodation use
  estate agencies!

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Banking

• Salaries are almost always paid into a bank
  account
• To open up a bank account, you need a valid
  ID/passport and some amount as the entrance
  deposit
• Most banks have a help line to provide information

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Recognition of qualifications

• Recognition of qualification is necessary
• for work in any of the regulated professions
• List of regulated professions in the Czech
• Republic is available on the website of the
• Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
• www.msmt.cz/uok

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EURES Czech Republic national
websitehttp//portal.mpsv.cz/eures
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• Labour offices
• in the Czech Republic
• national website
• http//portal.mpsv.cz/sz

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Labour market labour force-Shortages-

• Mechanical engineering technicians
• Electrical Engineering technicians
• Civil engineering technicians
• CNC operators
• Teachers of technical subjects
• Tool-makers
• Joiners, carpenters
• Welders, fitters
• Plastic processing machine operators
• Manufacturing operators
• Drivers

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Labour market labour force-Shortages-

• Medical staff
• Sales representatives
• Sales staff
• Security agent lower
• Chefs, waiters/tenders
• Traditional vocational trainees (apprenticeship
  leavers)
• Workers in food-processing industry
• Assembly lines operators
• Workers for shift work in general

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Labour market labour forceSurpluses

• Administrative workers
• Agricultural workers
• (livestock, plant production)
• Seasonal unemployment gardeners, forestry
  workers, construction workers

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• Thank you for your attention!
• Any questions?_____

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• Jana Kacenová
• EURES adviser Central Region
• Labour Office in Príbram
• The Czech Republic
• jana.kacenova_at_pb.mpsv.cz

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Living in the Czech Republic