New legislation
A new law on working via digital platforms should come into force in the Czech Republic this December. It is to regulate the status of workers, the rules of algorithmic management and the protection of personal data and to transpose the European Directive on platform work into Czech law.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is expected to submit the bill this spring. The new regulation is intended to make it easier to correctly determine whether a person working via a digital platform (for example, a courier, driver, cleaner or craftsman obtaining orders via an app) is actually acting as an entrepreneur or is already actually performing dependent work. If the relationship fulfils the characteristics of employment, the platform would have to prove otherwise. The law thus primarily targets the long-criticized “grey area” between business and employment.
In addition, the law is also intended to introduce greater transparency in algorithmic labour management. Platforms will have to report more clearly on how systems allocate contracts, evaluate performance or influence workers’ remuneration. The proposal is to be accompanied by changes to other regulations, including the Labour Code, the Employment Act and the Labour Inspection Act.
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