Table of labor relations – the fight against coronavirus
Employees were ordered into quarantine § 191 and 192 LC – important personal obstacle to work on the part of the employee For the first 14 cal. days – wage / salary compensation of 60% reduced average earnings, from the 15th cal. day – sickness benefit (sickness benefit are paid by the state). According to the approved Targeted Employment Support Program*, wage compensation paid to employers will be 80%. Mode A program
The employee was temporarily unable to work due to illness § 191 and 192 LC – important personal obstacle to work on the part of the employee For the first 14 cal. days – wage / salary compensation of 60% reduced average earnings, from the 15th cal. day – sickness benefit (sickness benefit are paid by the state) –
The employee must take care of a child under the age of 13 (handicapped children attending school without age limitations) due to the closure of the school facility Important personal obstacle to work on the part of the employee Reduced salary compensation provided by Social Security Office. The Care Benefit is paid for calendar days (from day one) and is 60% of the reduced daily assessment base) –
The employee must take care of a handicapped person because the facility designed for the care of handicapped persons is closed Unnamed other important personal impediment to employee work Reduced salary compensation provided by Social Security Office. The Care Benefit is paid for calendar days (from day one) and is 60% of the reduced daily assessment base) –
Failure to allocate work to the remaining employees due to the absence of more employees (e.g.
quarantine, childcare) – 30% of employees		 § 208 LC – other obstacle to work on the part of the employer Wage / salary compensation of 100% average earnings (According to the approved Extended Employment Support Program*, if the requirements are met, wage compensation paid to employers will be 60%) Mode B program
Failure to allocate work due to input outages (supplies of raw materials, services, components, documents) § 207 let. a) LC – obstacle to work on the part of the employer (downtime) Wage / salary compensation of at least 80% average earnings
(According to the approved Extended Employment Support Program*, if the requirements are met, wage compensation paid to employers will be 60%)		 Mode B program
Temporary closure or restriction of operations
as a result of extraordinary measures taken by the public health protection authority
(eg closure of a municipality)		 § 191 and 192 LC – important personal obstacle to work on the part of the employee For the first 14 cal. days – wage / salary compensation of 60% reduced average earnings, from the 15th cal. day – sickness benefit (sickness benefit are paid by the state). (The condition for wage / salary compensation is a confirmatory document
quarantine orders delivered to the relevant DSSA)		 –
Temporary closure or restriction of operations
as a result of emergency measures taken under the Crisis Act (eg in connection with government resolutions – gyms, clothing stores, restaurants)		 § 208 LC – other obstacle to work on the part of the employer

BUT: if demand / sales are limited and an agreement is reached with a trade union or an internal regulation is issued, partial unemployment can be applied

 Wage / salary compensation of 100 % average earnings (According to the approved Targeted Employment Support Program*, if the requirements are met, wage compensation paid to employers will be 80%)

Wage compensation of at least 60%  average earnings

 Mode A
program
Temporary closure or restriction of operations as a result of a reduction in demand for services rendered or a reduction in product sales § 208 LC – other obstacle to work on the part of the employer

BUT: an agreement is reached with a trade union or an internal regulation is issued, partial unemployment can be applied

 Wage / salary compensation of 100 % average earnings

Wage compensation of at least 60%  average earnings
(According to the approved Extended Employment Support Program*, if the requirements are met,wage compensation paid to employers will be 60%)

 Mode B program
Homeoffice § 317 LC – if it is possible with regard to the nature of the work performed, it is possible to agree on work from home in the above situations Wage / salary for work performed
Doing work from home, if the conditions are met, can also be held in quarantine.		 –
*When should the employer claim compensation?
Implementation of the support is set so that the employer will ask for a refund of the paid wage compensation after the end of the reporting period, ie after the end of the calendar month for which it will apply for the contribution. For the month of March, the employer will therefore submit an application at the beginning of April.

Mode A: State contribution to employer will be 80% of wage compensation paid by employer to to employee, including contributions (social security, health insurance). However, up to a maximum of CZK 39,000
Mode B: State contribution to employer will be 60% of wage compensation paid by employer to to employee, including contributions (social security and health insurance). However, up to a maximum of CZK 29,000

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