Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) - Czechia (Ratification: 2000)

Article 4 of the Convention. Organization and effective operation of the labour administration system. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs manages both the State Labour Inspection Office and the Labour Office of the Czech Republic. The Government indicates that this Labour Office was established in 2011 (pursuant to Act No. 73/2011), to address problems with the previous organizational structure including inflexible management, disunity with regard to decision making and a lack of internal organization. The Labour Office performs tasks related to employment, employee protection in the case of the insolvency of an employer, state social support, benefits for persons with disabilities and inspection of the provision of social services and poverty assistance. The Labour Office has a General Directorate, as well as 14 regional branches. The General Directorate monitors and evaluates the overall situation of the labour market and takes measures to influence job demand and supply. It also provides the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs with data used to develop programmes of the state employment policy and to address other labour market issues, and provides guidance on the impact of this policy. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken to ensure the effective coordination of the functions and responsibilities between the offices within the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, particularly the Office of the State Labour Inspectorate and the Labour Office, as well as their regional branches. It requests the Government to provide extracts of reports of these principal institutions of the labour administration system, with its next report.

Article 10. Human resources and material means necessary for the operation of the labour administration system. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that in July 2014, the Government decided to increase the number of staff at the Labour Office by 600 persons, in order to address unsatisfactory staffing. The Committee also notes the Government’s indication that in the context of the discussions of the Government’s draft report with the social partners, the Confederation of Industry stressed the importance of not only strengthening the capabilities of the Labour Office, but also improving its efficiency. This comment was also supported by the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (CM KOS). The Committee requests that the Government provide information on any measures taken or envisaged to improve the efficiency or strengthen the capacity of the Labour Office, including steps to ensure that its staff have the material means and financial resources necessary for the effective performance of their duties.