Since Monday, Czech employers are required to request a negative covid-19 test from Swedish and Luxembourgish citizens who are to become their employees. Negative tests were already necessary to be requested from Bulgarian, Romanian and Portuguese citizens. Photo credit: Freepik / For illustrative purposes. Prepared by Tessa Adamson Czech Rep., Jul 29 (JS) – Since
Local businesses, including hotels, restaurants and bars, will have the opportunity to post job openings free of charge. The campaign is designed to give the industries most affected by the pandemic – tourism and hospitality – the chance to bounce back, just in time for the summer season, as well as helping companies offering part-time
The Czech Republic is one out of two countries in the European Union that recorded a high increase in both rental and house prices. Rents in the country have increased by 80% in the past 13 years, recording the second biggest increase in the EU, and house prices saw a 70% rise – the fourth
The unemployment rate in the Czech Republic increased by 0.4 percentage points in May compared with last year, recording the highest rate since August 2018. EU-wide, the same unemployment rate of 6.7% was recorded in May 2020 as in May 2019, and the rate has only risen by 0.2 points since February. Photo: Stock image
This morning, Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech announced that the United Kingdom would from now be recategorised as a “green zone” country, meaning no restrictions on those entering the Czech Republic from that country. The number of new cases of coronavirus in the UK is hovering at around 1,000 per day. Title map: The updated
The Randstad Award, a prize awarded annually to the most attractive employer in the country based on public opinion, has been won by car manufacturer Škoda for the second time in a row this year. Czech Rep., Jun 22 (JS) – The Randstad Award is given out annually by personnel consulting agency Randstad to the
Due to the favorable epidemiological situation, the Czech Ministry of Health has announced further plans to relax the regulations brought in to fight the coronavirus today. From Monday, June 22nd, the permitted capacity of public events will increase from 500 to 1,000. It will also be possible to designate up to five separate zones at
Good news for travelers: FlixBus are resuming more international operations beyond Slovakia, with connections to Germany, Poland, Austria, Slovenia, the Netherlands and sunny Croatia opening tomorrow. Photo credit: FlixBus. Prepared by Tessa Adamson Czech Rep., Jun 17 (JS) – FlixBus is gradually resuming their operations on international routes, alongside the gradual reopening of borders in
Can’t wait to reunite with friends and family abroad? Do you want to plan your summer holidays? Just yesterday, on Monday June 15, the European Commission announced launching http://reopen.europa.eu a website in all EU languages that provides real-time essential travel information so you can start exploring Europe safely again. Czech Rep. / EU, Jun 16
While immigration to the Czech Republic remained more or less stable, emigration increased significantly, leading to a drop of more than half in net migration. In Q1 2020, immigration to the Czech Republic saw a year-on-year increase of 800, while emigration saw a much higher increase of 1,800. The number of migrants from the UK,
