Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951 (No. 99) - Czechia (Ratification: 1993)

Replies received to the issues raised in a direct request which do not give rise to further comments (CEACR) - adopted 2018, published 108th ILC session (2019)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government, which answers the points raised in its previous direct request, and has no further matters to raise in this regard.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Article 3 of the Convention. Nature and form of minimum wage fixing machinery. Differentiated minimum wage rates on the basis of age or disability. The Committee requests the Government to refer to the comments made in 2011 concerning the application of Articles 1(1) and 3(2) of the Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26). In this connection, the Committee understands that following tripartite consultations, the Government decided in December 2011 not to increase the national minimum wage rate in view of the current economic situation. The Committee requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any further developments concerning the readjustment of the minimum wage.

Moreover, the Committee wishes to draw the Government’s attention once more to the ILO Governing Body’s decision to classify Conventions Nos 26 and 99 among the instruments which are no longer fully up to date and to invite the States parties to these Conventions to contemplate ratifying the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131). The Committee considers that the ratification of Convention No. 131 is all the more advisable as the Czech Republic has already a statutory minimum wage of general application (and not only minimum wages for those workers employed in exceptionally low-paid trades where no arrangements for collectively agreed wages exist, as prescribed by Convention No. 26) and its legislation appears to broadly reflect the requirements of that Convention. The Committee requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any decision taken in this regard.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

See the comments under Convention No. 26.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report.

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that under section 13(1) of Act No. 1/1992 Coll. on wages, remuneration for stand-by and average earnings, the partial payment of wages in kind is generally permitted with the exception of the minimum wage which may only be paid in money.

Article 5, in conjunction with Part V of the report form. Further to its previous comments on this point, the Committee notes that in the last ten years the Government has supplied very little information on the application of the Convention in practice. It asks therefore the Government to provide in its next report all available information regarding the implementation and enforcement of the minimum wage legislation in respect of agricultural workers, including, for instance, detailed statistics on the number of agricultural workers (analysed by age, sex, etc.) covered by relevant legislation, official studies or research papers discussing related issues, extracts from inspection reports containing information on the number and nature of violations observed and penalties imposed, and any other particulars bearing specifically on the functioning of the minimum wage fixing machinery in the agricultural sector.

In addition, the Committee refers to the comments made under Convention No. 26.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

Article 5 of the Convention and Part V of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the application of the Convention in practice, including, for instance, the occupations and approximate numbers of workers covered, the minimum rates of wages fixed, extracts from the reports of the inspection services and any other relevant data which it may consider useful.