Major industries: automotive industry; tourism and lifestyle sector; IT/telecommunications/electronics, data services, financial services - major international players in all fields from banking to management consultancy.

 

Major cities: Prague (capital city), Brno, Plzen, and Ostrava.

 

Average working hours: 39 hours per week. Its possible to work overtime upon agreement with employer ( usually +30% is paid for overtime work)

 

Holidays: typically, 20 paid days holiday per year.

 

Average graduate starting salary: CZK187,248 (around £9,066) per annum. However, salaries are generally higher in Prague, where there is also a large commuter workforce.

 

Tax rates: income tax is 12.5% in 2009. Employer pays social and health insurance contributions for foreign and domestic employees.

-         Age restrictions: 18-45 years old.

-         English on basic level for labor workers, advanced level for managers, professional level for senour managers and executives.

-         Usually employers demand work experience in the same or related field

-         Basic secondary school education for labor jobs