Negotiating Contractual Penalties in the Employment Relationships

Abstract

The paper examines the existing legal regulation and case law regarding the imposition of monetary and other sanctions, particularly contractual penalties, in labour law relations in the Czech Republic. The text analyses the initial state as well as the development and raises concerns about the compatibility of the current stringent regulation with the ever-changing work environment. The paper also discusses in detail the imposition of contractual penalties on the employees, the employers and their nature in the non-compete clause.

Keywords

• labour law
• labour code
• employer
• employee
• contractual penalty
• sanctions
• non-compete clause
• gig economy
• the slovak republic
• the czech republic