The State Labour Inspection Office is not resting on its laurels

The State Labour Inspection Office (SÚIP) has published its annual report, which shows that supervision of compliance with labour law regulations in the Czech Republic continues to intensify. The report confirms that in 2024, the office imposed fines totalling CZK 468,994,500, which is CZK 102,290,000 more than in 2023. 

The increase in fines clearly shows that the labour inspectorate is placing greater emphasis on punishing illegal forms of employment and other violations of the Labour Code. 

According to published data, a total of 9,869 inspections were carried out at employers in the first half of this year. 

Of these, 3,413 inspections (and a total of 6,328 for the whole of 2024) were focused directly on detecting illegal employment – i.e. cases where employers use labour without a concluded employment contract or through covert contractual relationships. 

However, the inspections did not only concern classic illegal employment 

In addition, all regional labour inspectorates carried out 229 inspections directly focused on disguised employment mediation, which uncovered 162 entities that mediated employment in a disguised manner and another 97 entities that enabled this practice. 

These cases confirm that labour inspections also focus on more sophisticated forms of circumventing the Labour Code – i.e. situations where cooperation between companies formally appears to be a business relationship but in fact fulfils the characteristics of dependent work. 

The above statistics clearly demonstrate the growing activity and consistency of the State Labour Inspectorate. However, behind these figures lies a whole series of specific cases that are gradually making their way to the courts and setting precedents for future decisions. Two of these cases, which were confirmed by the Supreme Administrative Court in 2025, are discussed in this issue of our monthly magazine. 

Both judgments were in favour of the State Labour Inspection Office and confirm that Czech courts insist on a strict interpretation of labour law and consistent protection of employees' rights.