Christopher's Expat Adventure

On Tuesday afternoon I started to feel like I was coming down with something.  On Wednesday, I had the flu.  Typical cold symptoms - fever, ...

Back in 2016 the Czech government gave new a week's paternity leave to new fathers.  The leave was to be taken within the first six wee...

There are several changes to the Czech labour code which took effect on 1 January.  An employee's vacation time is now determined by the...

Last year the government passed an amendment to the parental leave law and as of January parental benefits have increased.  The biggest ch...

Here are the 10 study questions for the Czech Citizenship exam from section 15: Employment.  1.  Ms. Novotná has the following information ...

Here are the 10 study questions for the Czech Citizenship exam from section 14: Social Security.  1.  Which authority provides unemployment...

Another good EU rule is coming.  No later than 1 August 2022, Czechland needs to extend paternity leave from seven to ten working days. ...

In February the government passed Act No. 32/2019 of the Czech Labour Code.  Effective 1 July 2019 employees will be entitled to paid sick ...

A parent will be issued a sick note when they need to stay at home to take care of a sick child.  When taking care of a family member up t...

It's never fun getting sick.  Here's what one can expect if it happens here in Czechland. Let's assume that you have Czech he...

When it comes to being committed to diversity then there are few companies that can match IBM.  There's a long track record in the comp...

Czechland has just approved a week of paternity leave to allow fathers to spend time with newborn children.  Dad won't have to take vac...

I finally received my new work permit.  The Czech Labor Office had a backlog so it took much longer than normal.  I applied at the end of J...

With Claudia and Norbert expecting Tünde soon, I thought it would be interesting to chronicle some of the things involved with having a ba...

On Tuesday, I had a meeting to sort out the renewal of my Czech work permit.  In order to apply for a new two-year permit, I had to submit...

Some labor laws changed in the Czech Republic which took effect this year.  I think that politicians are trying to be proactive about prote...

When I got back from vacation I had two notices in my mail box. One from the post office telling me to come sign for a letter and one from ...

When you refer to wages here, they are in monthly terms; not annually like in the U.S. The average gross Czech income is around 19.000 Kč p...