Pay transparency

Pay transparency in Czechia

Bill in parliament

Only one element is in force: since 1 June 2025 (Act No. 120/2025 Coll.) employers may not restrict employees from disclosing their own pay. The government bill amending the Labour Code to transpose the Directive (Chamber print 300) was filed on 8 September 2026, passed first reading on 20 October 2026 and is in committee; it is proposed to take effect on 1 January 2027, with the right to information and reporting from 1 January 2028.

Draft · legal review pending, not yet published.

Last checked: 10/11/2026. This overview is not legal advice. Laws change; the linked legal text is what counts.

National law: Vládní návrh zákona, kterým se mění zákon č. 262/2006 Sb., zákoník práce, … v souvislosti s posílením uplatňování zásady stejné odměny mužů a žen za stejnou práci nebo práci stejné hodnoty (sněmovní tisk 300) (Government bill amending Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code, and other acts in connection with strengthening the principle of equal pay for men and women (Chamber print 300))
In force since: –
Job ads: No rule yet. No pay disclosure duty for job ads or recruitment is in force today. The bill (new § 30(3) Labour Code) would require employers to inform applicants verifiably of the minimum wage or salary and other monetary benefits for the job, at the latest before the employment contract is concluded; publishing pay in the job ad would not be mandatory.
Asking about previous pay: No legal ban yet
Workers' right to information: Not yet in force. The bill would give employees the right to their own pay and sex-disaggregated average pay for their job group, from 1 January 2028.
Pay reporting: No reporting duty yet. Under the bill, pay gap reports would be prepared on the basis of employer data for employers with 250+ employees annually and 150–249 every three years (smaller employers on request), with the first reports from 2028.
Penalties: Currently: restricting employees from disclosing their pay is an offence (fine up to CZK 400,000, per legal commentary). Proposed: up to CZK 200,000 for demanding an applicant's pay history; breach of the applicant information duty would become an offence.

Not verified: Fine amount for the 2025 pay-secrecy offence (CZK 400,000) taken from commentary, not the statute; fine amount for breaching the proposed applicant information duty; committee amendments may still change the bill.

Sources

Sněmovní tisk 300 – Novela zákoníku práce (historie projednávání) · Poslanecká sněmovna Parlamentu ČR · 08/09/2026
Vládní návrh zákona – text (tisk 300/0) · Poslanecká sněmovna Parlamentu ČR · 08/09/2026
Novela k transparentnímu odměňování: co platí od 2027 a co až od 2028? · Práce a mzda (Wolters Kluwer ČR) · 30/03/2026
Czechia pay transparency tracker · Evenpay · 04/11/2026

Pay transparency in Czechia

31% of job ads in Czechia state pay

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