PRAGUE - The new leadership of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS) will demand that the retirement age be lowered again from 67 to 65. At the same time, they will want to shorten the work week to 37.5 hours without reducing pay and to entitle all employees to five weeks of vacation, said ČMKOS chairman Josef Středula after the IX Congress.
On Monday, the Confederation of Trade Unions will send a statement on the changes to the Labour Code, specifically the legalisation of the so-called "shvarcsystem" for platform workers. The retirement age in the Czech Republic has been rising for years, usually by two months a year for men and four months for women. It will reach 65 in the 30s. According to the previous government's reform, for the sake of pension sustainability, the shift is to continue by one month a year to 67. In its programme statement, the ANO, SPD and Motorists government promised to cap the age at 65 or adjust pensions for demanding professions. Employers oppose freezing the age limit, pointing to labour shortages.
The ČMKOS program for the period between 2026 and 2030, which is available to CTK, focuses mainly on comparing wages in the Czech Republic to the level of developed EU countries. At the same time, they want to continue to strengthen bargaining, legal protection for employees, the availability of public services, and the setting of the pension system.
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