Procedure to Be Followed by Foreigners when Getting a Job in the CR
Legal employment in the CR is the basic precondition for joining the project. Any foreigner may work in the CR under the condition that they hold a valid work permit (if this permit is required under the s. 98 of Act no. 435/2004) and a valid visa for the stay with the purpose of employment, for the purpose of scientific research, for the purpose of family reunification with a foreigner with permanent residence in the Czech Republic or a Green card (type A or B);
The foreigner must file an application for a work permit to the respective Labour Office. This usually takes place before the foreigner’s arrival to the CR.
The foreigner may be represented by the employer or other authorised representative acting upon a power of attorney and within the scope of the power of attorney in the proceedings.
As soon as the foreigner files an application for the work permit, he may file the application for visa for the stay with the purpose of employment.
Furthermore, as of October 2005 the procedure has been simplified so that that the administrative proceedings concerning the issuance of a visa for the stay for over 90 days for the purpose of employment may be executed in concurrence with the proceedings for the work permit. Report just the reference number of his Work Permit Application as well as the information to which Labour Office has the application been filed, when applying for the visa for over 90 days.
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How to Look for a Job in the CR
1. www.praceprocizince.cz
There is a special web site available to foreigners looking for a job in the Czech Republic. You can post your CV on www.praceprocizince.cz, and it will immediately be available to employers in the Czech Republic. The above mentioned website also provides foreigners with the possibility to browse the database of vacancies in the Czech Republic. The database contains information from every Labour Office in the CR. The search is set up so that the vacancies available to foreigners, i.e. those vacancies where employers have obtained permission to hire employees from abroad, are shown automatically. All of this is free of charge.
2. Labour Offices
Every foreigner may also search for a job in the database of the Czech Labour Office. Labour offices register vacancies all over the CR. The vacancies are posted upon notice boards in the offices of the Labour Office (click for addresses of the Labour Offices ) or publicised on-line at http://portal.mpsv.cz/sz/obcane/vmjedno.
3. Employment Agencies (legal agencies which possess licence issued by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs – MoLSA)
Every foreigner may also use the services of Employment Agencies licensed by the MoLSA. The valid and up-dated list of the authorised agencies can be found at http://portal.mpsv.cz/sz/zamest/zpr_prace. There you should search in the list of agencies which possess the licence for finding employment for foreigners – in section Předmět povolení tag the second field from top (Na území ČR - cizinci podle § 60/1b) and click on HLEDEJ (search)
The agency is not entitled to request any payment from foreigners looking forjobs for the mediation. It is also not allowed to require any deductions from his possible future wage nor any other remuneration for the services provided.
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4. Other entities
Every foreigner may also use other sources to search for a job, for instance private advertising publicised in mass media or through electronic media. The list of some entities providing information of vacancies can be foundon the following web site: http://www.seznam.cz/Informacni-a-inzertni-servery