Easily manage employment in Czech Republic (Czechia)

Employees in Czechia are entitled to four weeks of paid leave each year in addition to 13 paid public holidays. Employers commonly offer five weeks of PTO to keep their benefits packages competitive. When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, employers in Czechia are not required to provide employees with paid time off during the week.

Maternity leave in Czechia covers 70% of the mother’s average gross pay for up to 28 weeks, beginning six to eight weeks prior to the due date. Maternity leave may extend to 37 weeks for mothers who give birth to multiple children at once. Maternity leave cannot be shorter than 14 weeks and must extend to at least six weeks following birth. Payments for maternity and paternity leave in Czechia come out of government social security funding.

Paternity leave in Czechia covers 70% of the father’s average gross pay for up to seven days. Paternity leave must be used within the first six weeks of childbirth as a single block. Parents in Czechia are also eligible to take parental leave until the child’s reaches three years of age. Parents may draw up to 300,000 CZK total as a parental allowance during this time period, or 450,000 CZK in the case of multiple births. Parental leave is available to people who are registered as partners with the Czech government. Adopting couples receive the same benefits.