Život zaměstnance šlechtického velkostatku v první československé republice ve světle služebních norem. Případ moravského velkostatku Collaltů

This article describes the life, duties and benefits of an employee of an aristocratic estate in Czechoslovakia during the First Republic (1918-1938). This description is based on the professional norms issued by the owner of the estate in 1923 and their differences from older norms that were issued in 1897. In the first part, the Collalto Estates are described together with their system or organisation. This is followed by a discussion of the benefits of the employees of the estate, which includes wages, natural benefits and the security offered and consumed. The next part is devoted to describing the duties, working hours, and vacations of employees and the disciplinary sanctions they faced in the case where they violated the conditions of their expected duties and confidence. In the conclusion, there is a comparison between a Collalto employee’s salary and the average salary in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s.