Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974 (No. 140) - Czechia (Ratification: 1993)

The Committee notes the Government’s report for the period ending in August 2010, including comments by the Confederation of Industry and Transport (CIT).

Formulation and application of a policy designed to promote the granting of paid educational leave. The Government indicates the various provisions of the Labour Code which grant paid educational leave. For example, Section 203(2)(c) of the Labour Code provides that participation in trade union training is considered as being in the public interest. The Labour Code also provides that an employee is entitled to a five working days’ leave per calendar year for participation in training organized by unions, provided serious operational reasons do not prevent this, with the payment of compensation equivalent to average earnings. The Government states that, in connection with other legislative acts, the implementation of paid educational leave is enabled in a manner that best suits the needs and capacities of individual employers and workers. Furthermore, the Government indicates that the details of such implementation exceed the general framework of the law and therefore specific cases are left to social dialogue. The Committee recalls its previous comments and requests the Government to provide information on its policy designed to promote the granting of paid educational leave for trade union education (Article 2(c) of the Convention). The Committee also requests the Government to indicate the manner in which employers’ and workers’ organizations, and institutions or bodies providing education and training are associated with the formulation and application of the policy for the promotion of paid educational leave (Article 6). Please also provide general information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice (Part V of the report form).