Working-Time Liability Map
Ring 2, Pending verificationRest-period proof
Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Pending verification: the law is in force but per-violation figures are not yet locked.

Legal basis

Labour Code Act No. 262/2006 Coll. §78a (teleworking rest, 2023 amendment); §90 (daily rest periods); WTD 2003/88/EC transposition; NIS2 Act No. 264/2025 Coll. (cybersecurity).

Recording & rest-period duty

The 2023 Labour Code amendment (§78a) grants teleworking employees the right not to use work tools or communicate outside daily and weekly rest periods. Employers must document telework arrangements specifying availability windows. The State Labour Inspection Office (SÚIP) enforces. Eleven-hour daily rest is mandatory.

Penalty exposure
Qualitative, figures pending verification

SÚIP (Státní úřad inspekce práce) fines apply for labour-law violations including working-time recording failures. Specific quantum published as up to CZK 2,000,000 (~€80,000) per inspection finding for serious violations.

Primary compliance focus
Rest-period proof
Directives in scope hereRegulatory Directives →
Working-Time LiabilityNational
ACTIVE
Up to CZK 2,000,000 (~€80,000)
Labour Code §78a (Telework Amendment 2023)
NIS2National
ACTIVE
Up to €10M or 2% Global Turnover
Act No. 264/2025 Coll. on Cybersecurity + NÚKIB Supervision
DORANational
ACTIVE
Up to €5M or 1% daily turnover
DORA (EU) 2022/2554 (directly applicable) + ČNB Supervision
EU AI Act, Article 14National
IMPLEMENTING
Up to €30M or 6% global turnover
EU AI Act (EU) 2024/1689 (directly applicable)
Working-time vectorsBadge indicates the enforcement level for each vector
1
Wage Recording DutyHigh
Law · Labour Code §78a (Telework Amendment 2023)
Employers must record working time and document telework arrangements specifying availability windows. SÚIP (State Labour Inspection Office) enforces.
2
Overtime & Wage UnderpaymentHigh
Law · Labour Code, overtime premium
SÚIP enforces overtime pay; up to CZK 2,000,000 (~€80,000) for serious violations.
3
Mandatory Rest PeriodsHigh
Law · WTD transposition, 11h daily rest
SÚIP enforces mandatory 11h daily rest.
4
Right to DisconnectHigh
Law · Labour Code §78a (2023)
Teleworking employees have the right not to use work tools or communicate outside daily/weekly rest. SÚIP enforces; constructive-dismissal risk rising in 2026 tribunal cases. Up to CZK 2,000,000 (~€80,000).
What this means for employers operating in Czech Republic

Employers in Czech Republic face material wage and overtime liability where the quality of time records determines whether a defence holds. An editable log can be challenged. A hardware-signed, employer-unalterable audit chain cannot.

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