CzechiaTéma 15, úloha 5 · Employment

Mr Novák has a full-time job. How many hours a week must he work under the law?

In the exam (Czech)

Pan Novák má zaměstnání na plný pracovní úvazek. Kolik hodin týdně musí podle zákona pracovat?

  1. a35 hours.35 hodin.
  2. b40 hours.40 hodin.Correct answer
  3. c45 hours.45 hodin.
  4. d50 hours.50 hodin.

Why?

Under the Labour Code, the set weekly working time for a full-time job is 40 hours. In some shift operations it is shorter (37.5 or 38.75 hours).

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Source

Questions and correct answers: Databanka testových úloh z českých reálií (databank of test items on Czech realities), 10th edition, updated 5 January 2026, © Národní pedagogický institut České republiky (NPI ČR). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with the help of AI; in the exam the questions are in Czech. The source of each picture is given with it. We are not affiliated with NPI ČR or with the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University (ÚJOP UK).

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