Dean´s Directive No. 7/2024












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            Title:               Determination of the obligation to take leave for academic staff and 
            To implement:        § 211-223 of Act No. 262/2006 Coll. (Labour Code)
            Date of effect:      17 June 2024




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            * Determination of the obligation to take leave for academic staff and other employees of 
            Humanities of Charles University for the calendar year 2024

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            Article 1: Introductory provisions

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            In accordance with Section 211-223 of Act No. 262/2006 Coll. (Labour Code) as amended, I i
            following directive.



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            Article 2: General rules for taking leave for the 2024 calendar year
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            1.Academic and all other employees of the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University (her

              referred to as "the Faculty") under the employment jurisdiction of the Dean are hereby o
              leave as follows:
              a.Academic staff will take a minimum of 6 weeks leave by 30 September 2024 and the remai

                December 2024.
              b.Other staff will take a minimum of 3 weeks leave by 30 September 2024 and the remainin
                December 2024.

              c.Leave carried over from the previous year must be taken in full no later than 30 June 
                of leave entitlement to the following calendar year is for all staff, up to a maximum 
                i.e. 40 working hours, and only in exceptional cases. The decision to carry over leave

                Dean on the basis of a written request from the employee.
            2.Faculty employees whose employment is for a fixed term and will end during the calendar 
              required to take leave so that all leave is exhausted by the date of termination.

            3.The use of leave by an employee on maternity or parental leave is governed by Sections 2
              and 219(1) of Act No. 262/2006 Coll. (Labour Code).



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            Article 3: Rules for taking leave from external research projects for the calendar year 20

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            1.Employees who have employment contracts or part-time positions in science and research p
              by external providers in the current calendar year are hereby obliged to take leave as f

              a.Research staff and all other staff shall take their full entitlement to leave for the 
                year by 31 August 2024.
              b.Leave may not be carried over to the following calendar year.

            2.Researchers and all other staff whose employment in research projects funded by external
              end before 31 August 2024 will take their leave by the date of termination.
            3.The above-mentioned obligations apply to employees involved in the projects of GA CR, AZ

              Grants and other projects with separate employment contracts.



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            Article 4: Rules for taking leave from performance of work agreement and work activity agr
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            1.When concluding a performance of work agreement and a work activity agreement, the emplo
              to holiday if the relationship concluded by one of the agreements on work performed outs
              employment relationship lasts at least 4 weeks and the employee works at least 80 hours 

              year.
            2.The use of leave is not included in the limit of hours worked for work performance agree
              a maximum of 300 hours per calendar year. In the case of an employment contract, this ma

              at 80 hours per month. The calculation is based on a notional working time of 20 hours p
              formula: (weekly working hours) / 52 × weekly working hours × 25.



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            Article 5: Final provisions

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            1.This directive shall enter into force on the date of signature.
            2.This directive shall enter into force on 17 May 2024.

            3.This directive repeals Dean's Directive No. 7/2023 as of its effective date.




            Prague, 14 May 2024


            doc. Věra Sokolová, M.A., Ph.D.
            Dean