Employers must report the employment of a Ukrainian citizen under temporary protection.

Currently, the Czech Labour Office registers nearly 36,000 employed Ukrainian citizens under temporary protection, most of them working in the Pilsen, Central Bohemia and South Moravia regions. However, the Labour Office believes that there are more of these employees and employers merely forget to report this fact. In that case, they are in breach of the legislation in force.

Employers are required to report employees, who are citizens of Ukraine under temporary protection, even if the employee enters into an agreement to perform work or to complete a job. Under article 87 of the Employment Act, this obligation applies to all foreign employees, whether they come from EU Member States or not, regardless of their residence status or their obligation to obtain one of the work permits.

Despite the fact that the Labour Office of the Czech Republic has repeatedly been pointing out this obligation and that the employer may be subject to a fine up to CZK 100,000 from the State Labour Inspection Office for failing to report a foreign employee under temporary protection, there are cases, where companies fail to comply with this obligation.

It is wise to spread awareness of this obligation among employers and prevent companies from getting into unnecessary trouble.