💡 When phoning a company first say who you are and why: Volám kvůli inzerátu na práci; the phrase Moment, hned vás propojím means you are being put through.
💡 A Czech application usually includes a životopis (CV) and a motivační dopis (cover letter); sometimes copies of diplomas are added. You send a PDF by email.
💡 At an interview you shake hands, make eye contact and state your full name; addressing with vy (Dobrý den, jsem...) is standard.
💡 Useful words: zkušenosti (experience), silné stránky (strengths), týmová práce (teamwork), školení (training), reference (references).
💡 Salary in the Czech Republic is stated hrubá (before tax) and čistá (take-home); the question Jaké jsou vaše mzdové požadavky? is standard.
💡 Pracovní smlouva is an employment contract (full social protection), dohoda o provedení práce (DPP) and dohoda o pracovní činnosti (DPČ) are contracts with limited rights; the difference is in leave and social contributions.
💡 Dovolená is annual leave (at least four weeks), výpovědní doba the notice period (usually two months).
💡 For registration you need: rodné číslo (personal number), číslo účtu (account), doklad totožnosti, zdravotní pojišťovna (health insurer) and sometimes a lékařská prohlídka (medical check).
💡 A dohoda o provedení práce is a short contract for one-off work with fewer guarantees than a pracovní smlouva (employment contract); before signing ask about insurance and leave.
💡 The zkušební doba (probation period) in a Czech employment contract is usually a few months; during it the contract can be ended without giving a reason; read in the contract what the exact period is.
💡 After leaving ask for a potvrzení o zaměstnání (confirmation of employment) and a zápočtový list (record of service); you will need them at the úřad práce (labour office) and for your next employer.
💡 On the first day colleagues are introduced, you are shown your place and given a pass or keys; it is usual to shake hands and say your name.
💡 In many Czech companies colleagues address each other on ty (informally), especially the younger ones; usually the older person or manager offers: Můžeme si tykat?
💡 Working hours and přesčasy (overtime) are written in the contract or schedule; ask about extra pay or a day off beforehand, not afterwards.
💡 You must notify the employer about illness as early as possible; the doctor issues a neschopenka (electronic sick note, e-neschopenka) and sends it to ČSSZ; the employer sees it automatically.
💡 Leave (dovolená) is agreed with the manager in advance; the request is written on a form or submitted electronically: žádost o dovolenou.
💡 Hrubá mzda is before tax, čistá mzda take-home, sociální pojištění and zdravotní pojištění are contributions, daň tax; the slip is the výplatní páska - the calculation.
💡 Pay (výplata) arrives in the account usually by a certain day of the following month; the exact day is in the contract or the employer's rules.
💡 Many employers give stravenky or a stravenkový paušál (a monthly meal allowance); it is part of the benefits, ask in what form you receive it and how much.
💡 So that the employer deducts the slevu na poplatníka (taxpayer credit) every month, sign the prohlášení poplatníka (taxpayer's declaration); sign it with one employer only.