As of 1 July 2026, the deadlines for registering employees in the employee register maintained by the Czech Social Security Administration are changing.
For standard employees, whether employed under an employment contract or on the basis of agreements on work performed outside an employment relationship, registration must be completed no later than before the employee starts performing work. However, the employer may register the employee no earlier than eight days before the expected commencement date. Special situations are not addressed here.
For the standard registration of employees who are about to start work and whom the employer is required to register before they actually start working, employers will be able to use a new Employee Pre-Registration process (PREZEC) from 1 July 2026. This process will allow employers to fulfil their notification obligation towards the state before the employee starts work, even if the employer does not yet have all the data required for standard registration.
Pre-registration may be completed no earlier than eight days before the employee’s commencement date and no later than on the commencement date before the employee starts work. In the first phase, it will apply only to citizens of the Czech Republic. After the employee starts work, the employer will be required to complete the registration within eight days through the standard process.
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