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Czech Republic

Country: Czech Republic

The Czech Republic had the lowest unemployment rate in the EU in 2025 – 2.8% – and a minimum wage of CZK 22,400 a month (2026). Employers look for engineers, builders, programmers, health professionals and machine operators, but most of them expect you to speak Czech. Find out where to look for a job, how to apply and what to arrange in your first weeks.

Minimum wage: CZK 22,400 a month or CZK 134.40 an hour for a 40-hour week (from 1 January 2026).
Contract: an employment contract must always be in writing, and you must receive your own copy.
Working time: at most 40 hours a week; a single shift may not be longer than 12 hours. The employer must give you your shift schedule in writing at least 2 weeks in advance.
Overtime: the employer may order at most 8 hours a week and 150 hours a year. You get your pay plus a bonus of at least 25% of your average earnings – or time off instead, if you agree on it. If the time off is not given within 3 months, the bonus must be paid.
Holidays: at least 4 weeks of paid leave a year (5 weeks in the public sector).
Deductions: employees pay 7.1% social security and 4.5% health insurance contributions, plus income tax (see below).

published: 2014-09-01
last modification: 2026-10-03

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Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.

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