31. 3. 2022

The equal pay rule as provided by the Czech Labour Code does not allow for exemptions with regard to the region where employees perform their work. This is the conclusion of the Czech Supreme Court judgment of 20 July 2020, case No. 21 Cdo 3955/2018, published in the Collection of Court Judgments and Opinions on 29 January 2021 under No. 89/2021. Thus, employers cannot justify different remuneration to employees for the same work by different cost of living in locations of workplace of its employees.