The MLSA issued a notice, published under No. 86/2026 Coll., extending the binding effect of the Higher-Level Collective Agreement concluded between higher-level trade union bodies — the Trade Union of Construction Workers of the Czech Republic and the Trade Union of Transport, Road Management and Car Repair Workers of Bohemia and Moravia — and the employers’ organisation, the Association of Building Entrepreneurs, for the years 2024–2029, as amended by its addenda, also to other employers that have not been parties to the agreement to date.
With effect from 1 July 2026, the extension applies to employers whose predominant activity falls within the following sectors according to the CZ-NACE classification:
- 08.1 – quarrying of stone, sand and clay,
- 22.23 – manufacture of builders’ ware of plastic,
- 23.2 – manufacture of refractory products,
- 23.3 – manufacture of clay building materials,
- 23.49 – manufacture of other ceramic products,
- 23.5 – manufacture of cement, lime and plaster,
- 23.6 – manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster,
- 23.7 – cutting, shaping and finishing of stone,
- 23.9 – manufacture of abrasive products and non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.,
- 41 – construction of buildings,
- 42 – civil engineering,
- 43 – specialised construction activities.
Employers operating in the above sectors that meet the conditions for the extension of the binding effect are, as of the effective date of the notice, obliged to comply with the labour-law and wage conditions laid down in this higher-level collective agreement, even though they are not members of the employers’ association that concluded the agreement. It is therefore advisable to verify whether the extended binding effect applies to the employer and, where applicable, to align internal regulations and remuneration practices with the requirements of the collective agreement.
HR LU 06/26 download here.