This report is based on research into Ahold’s operations in the Czech Republic, conducted between December 2004 and October 2005. It builds on the investigations that were carried out in 2003 and documented in the June 2003 Company Monitor Summary Report.The main findings of that research included: - Irregularities in adherence to Collective Labour Agreements, to principles such as “equal pay for equal work”, and access to information. - Stores were found to be frequently understaffed, for a variety of longer term or incidental reasons. As a consequence, workers were frequently and unexpectedly called to work overtime, they would not always be granted breaks, and would not always be compensated in accordance with legal provisions.