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Study: Women are more worried about a return to the office

11.8.2020 

Men do less work from home than women. In contrast, women are more nervous about returning to the office due to the threat of COVID-19.

How to communicate if an employee is positive for COVID-19

8.7.2020 

In recent months about 10 million people worldwide have tested positive for coronavirus. This is the sad reality we will have to deal with. Do you know how to communicate the news within the company…

Standing desks: great hype, minimal benefits

29.3.2018 

In recent years, many companies have introduced standing desks and workstations into their offices. Given the fact that all-day sitting damages our health, they are trying to arrange better physical…

A health care program for employees and their families unlike anything else

19.3.2018 

Starting in early March, the employees of the Czech branch of GSK are able to use selected preventive health care services for free under the newly launched Partnership for Prevention (P4P) program.…

Corporate parties: How to prevent hangovers and lawsuits

14.12.2017 

The season of Christmas parties is in full swing, but fun has its limits. Employers shouldn't forget about their reputation and legal responsibility, even if celebrations are held outside the…

Coming soon: Home office in the Czech Labour Code

2.1.2017 

Working from home, also known as home office, has become increasingly common and popular among both employees and employers. Nonetheless, the rules for this type of work have not yet been specified in…

Pokémon Go enters the workplace

29.7.2016 

Twenty million people are running around the world looking at the screens of their smartphones in an attempt to catch the Japanese fictional creatures called Pokémons. They spend more time playing…

Study: Presenteeism is not only negative

7.7.2016 

Presenteeism, going to work when ill, is most often discussed in relation to the pressure put on employees by their employers related to productivity. Employees suffering from pain, nausea, fatigue or…

New rules for compensating occupational injuries and diseases in the Czech Republic

9.11.2015 

A new government regulation was published in connection with the new Czech Labor Code which came into force on 1st October 2015. The new regulation establishes procedures for determining the amount of…

New Czech labor laws in October

9.10.2015 

Amendments to two major laws for employers in the Czech Republic - the Employment Act (Act no. 435/2004 Coll.) and the Labour Code (Act no. 262/2006 Coll.) - came into force from 1st October 2015.…

Study: New and emerging workplace risks in Europe

2.7.2015 

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) published the results of ESENER-2 (Second European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks), a Europe-wide survey of enterprises on…

EU-OSHA e-guide: Managing stress and psychosocial risks at work

15.12.2014 

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) launched its free of charge e-guide on managing stress and psychosocial risks intended for employees and employers particularly of small…

How to mitigate the effects of the hot summer weather

24.7.2014 

The Czech National Institute of Health published some practical pieces of advice for the hot summer weather on its website. In three booklets (written in Czech), the institute informs about how to…

Study: Impact of office design on employee sick leave

7.3.2014 

Office designers are more responsible for spreading disease in workplaces than actual employees. That is the conclusion of a study performed by scientists from the Stockholm University. The study…

Britain to ban smoking in prisons

26.9.2013 

No smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places has been in force in the UK since 2007. Now, it is being introduced in a place which has been exempt from this ban, prisons. The Prison Service is…

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