Severance pay

Is Your Employment Ending? We Will Review Your Severance Entitlement

Upon termination of employment, employees are often entitled to severance pay — yet many are unaware of this right or overlook it. We will assess free of charge whether you are entitled to severance and in what amount. If your employer refuses to pay, we will ensure effective recovery of the amount due.

When Does Statutory Severance Entitlement Arise?

Under the Labour Code, severance pay is granted only in cases expressly stipulated by law.

You are typically entitled to severance pay where your employment is terminated by notice given by the employer (or by mutual agreement) for one of the statutory reasons.

You are also entitled to severance pay if you, as the employee, terminate the employment with immediate effect for a statutory reason (most commonly due to unpaid wages).

What Is the Statutory Amount of Severance Pay?

Where employment is terminated by notice:

• One month’s average earnings – if employment lasted less than 1 year
• Two months’ average earnings – if employment lasted between 1 and 2 years
• Three months’ average earnings – if employment lasted more than 2 years

Where employment ends for health reasons caused by the employer’s operations (e.g. occupational disease or workplace injury):

• Twelve months’ average earnings

🔎 In certain cases, severance pay exceeding the statutory minimum may be agreed upon, depending on negotiations with the employer.

Why Resolve Severance with Us?

• We verify whether you are genuinely entitled to severance pay.
• We calculate the correct statutory amount.
• We advise you on what to watch out for before signing any documents.
• We assist in recovering unpaid severance if the employer refuses to comply.

Why Is It Important to Review Your Severance Entitlement?

An employer is not obliged to offer a fair amount voluntarily — often only a fraction of the statutory entitlement is proposed. With our assistance, you gain certainty that:

• your severance pay has been calculated correctly,
• you have not waived your entitlement through a premature signature,
• you will be professionally represented if the employer disputes your claim.

What Should You Do If the Employer Refuses to Pay Severance?

Contact us or another lawyer you trust. We assist employees in asserting and enforcing severance claims where employers refuse to fulfil their statutory obligations.

Do not wait until the last moment — seek legal advice before signing any documents. Signing without legal review may cost you thousands.

You Can Rely on Our Expertise:

✓ Specialisation in employment law

✓ High case success rate

✓ Prompt response and proactive approach

✓ Clear and comprehensible communication

✓ Transparent terms

✓ Representation throughout the Czech Republic

Why Choose Právo zaměstnance?

We will review your severance entitlement and ensure that it is calculated correctly and lawfully. If your employer refuses to pay, we will assist you in enforcing your claim.

What Is Our Fee? Our remuneration may be agreed as a fixed fee or as a success-based fee, depending on our contractual arrangement. Typically, it amounts to 20% of the recovered severance pay, payable only from the amount you successfully obtain.

Contact Právo zaměstnance

📞 By phone: +420 773 014 007

📧 By e-mail: info@pravozamestnance.cz

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We protect and enforce employees’ rights. Our mission is to improve working conditions for employees in the Czech Republic. We also provide support in cases involving occupational diseases.

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