Labour minister to push for Labour Code amendment

Labour minister Petr Necas has said that senior managers in institutions relying on public finances should undergo vetting under an amendment to the Labour Code to be submitted next year. On Friday, Mr Necas criticised the current code which was pushed through by the political Left shortly before the elections last year. He said that it allowed people in influential posts, such as top managers at Czech TV or the public service Czech Radio, to not have to undergo security vetting. Recently, controversy was stirred up over the revelation that a top Czech TV official had been a member of the communist-era Peoples' Militia.

Author: Jan Velinger