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Czech Republic - LABOUR MARKET


Labour market indicators


Unemployment rate in 2004 : 8,3% (ILO data)


Working population:

Year Total Population Working population Activity rate
2004
10 183 344  
5 678 640  
56%  
Source: World Bank


Employment by sector:

Year
Agriculture
Industry
Services
2004  
3.7%  
39.1%  
57.2%  
Sources: ILO, Eurostat, last available data


Employment contracts


Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts are extremely rigid and the limits for dismissal are less strict.


Salaries


National monthly minimum wage as of 01/01/2003 : 199 euros

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 2001 : 14,129 koruny by  month (ILO data)


Social security contributions


Employer: 35 %.

Employee: 12.5 %.



Number of hours



Legal definition of full time work (per week): 40 hours


Retirement age:


55 for women and 60 for men.


Unions


Average rate of union membership: N/A.

Unions: The Confederation CMK OS (Ceskomoravsk? konfederace odborovych svazu Czech) can be listed.


Useful links


For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:

- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets

- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws

- Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs

- Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic (SPCR)


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