Contractors – mandatory medical examinations from 1 June 2025 for risk category 2
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Mandatory medical examinations for risk category 2
On 1 June 2025, the so-called Flexi-amendment to the Labour Code came into force, along with other accompanying changes to laws, such as the Act on Specific Health Services. From June 2025, the obligation for employers to send employees who perform work in risk category 1 for initial medical examinations was abolished. However, due to an oversight, the exception for employment based on agreements concluded outside of an employment relationship (i.e. CFW and FWA) in risk category 2 was also removed, meaning that these employees must now also have a valid medical certificate before starting work.
The response was a corrective provision that was included in an amendment to the accompanying amendment to the draft Act on Unified Monthly Employer Reporting. Based on this amendment, the obligation to send employees working under agreements in risk category 2 to a doctor will again be abolished. Furthermore, the situation will remain valid where occupational medical examinations will not be mandatory for CFW/FWA employees over the age of 18 in risk categories 1 and 2.
The date from which this obligation will be abolished has not yet been set, as the accompanying amendment, with changes proposed by the Czech Senate, was returned to the Czech Chamber of Deputies in July 2025.
Author: Blanka Knedlová
Review: Martina Farářová
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