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Act of 5 December 1990 to amend and expand the Labour Code.

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First Region

Czechoslovakia (former)
Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services; Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations; Occupational safety and health; Labour codes, general labour and employment acts; Wages
1990-12-05
Law, Act

Second Region

All references to socialism, "socialist labour discipline" (including section 72), etc are deleted. The Fundamental Principles are amended to establish and emphasise non-discrimination and freedom of choice in employment (Art. III) and to make more straightforward provisions for the right to organise and to role of trade unions in industrial relations (art. V and X). The role of trade unions is also strengthened by complete redrafting of sections 18 and 19 and various other changes throughout the Code. Other far-reaching amendments relate to collective agreements (sections 20 et seq.), consultation of trade unions in decisions regarding employment, reassignment, etc (sections 41, 59...), wages (sections 111 et seq.), performance standards (section 114), compensation for overtime and night work (section 116 and new section 116a), occupational health and safety (sections 133, 134, 135, etc.). Section 149 is reworded more concisely, simply to provide that special facilities should be available to women at work, without any specific reference to pre-school eduacation and day care facilities as was the case in the old version. Significant amendments are made to many other sections of the Code, and "Paragraph III" repeals or amends a number of other statutory instruments.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1991-02-01
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Implementing Text region

Serial region

    Serial title
    Sbirka Zakonu
    Date
    1991-01-31
    Number
    Part 1
    Page range
    pp. 17-30