Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

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1st February 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Calculating fines for associations based on members’ turnover enters practice of the Czech Competition Office

At the end of November 2022, the Chairman of the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (“Office”) confirmed the decision to fine the anticompetitive conduct of the Association of Language Schools of the Czech Republic (“Association”). For the first time ever, the first instance decision had fined an association of undertakings based on the turnover of its members, who would be jointly liable for the payment of the fine. Following an appeal, the decision has modified the duration of the misconduct and a new first instance decision is now awaited regarding the recalculation of the fine amount. 
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1st February 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Legal Alert | Discount on insurance premiums for employers

On 1 February 2023, an amendment to Act No. 589/1992 Coll., on social security premiums and premiums to state employment policy, will come into force. The amendment introduces a discount on insurance premiums for employers who, on a part-time basis, employ designated groups of employees for whom it is usually more difficult to find employment on the labour market.
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23rd January 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Updata - Quarterly Data Privacy and Cybersecurity update

Welcome to the latest edition of Updata – the international update which provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and legal developments.
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