With effect from 1 July 2024, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the “MLSA”) has issued new rules concerning the notification of employees posted to the Czech Republic in the context of transnational provision of services. The newly introduced system has been fully operational since 1 July and must be used by all employers who plan to send their employees to the Czech Republic after that date. Any new posting notifications made on the original PDF form will not be considered valid and will be disregarded.

Changes to postings notified by 30 June 2024

For notifications made before 30 June 2024, transitional rules for termination, extension or amendment apply.

Employers will be able to make notifications in two ways:

• Newly – through the registration portal managed by the State Labour Inspection Office – a disadvantage is the necessity of entering a retrospective notification of the commencement of the posting and only afterwards reporting the respective change or termination.
• Temporarily – in writing on the original form in PDF format – temporary possibility of sending the completed form to a branch of the Labour Office of the Czech Republic, as it was done before the new rules came into force. Notifications can only be sent in this way until 31 December 2024.

New obligation to provide employment documentation

With effect from 1 July, employers are also now obliged to provide documents proving the existence of an employment relationship when notifying the posting of a worker. These must be in Czech or Slovak, or the employer must provide a translation.

All documents will need to be uploaded via the new registration portal. Failure to comply with the information obligations may result in a fine of up to CZK 100,000.

Please note that the new system linked to the registration portal only applies to posting in the context of the transnational provision of services by an employer established in the EU. Other postings (outside the EU) are not affected by these changes and the same rules apply as before, i.e. all notifications are directed to the Labour Office of the Czech Republic.