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Applying for support under the Antivirus programme – practical experience
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has launched the Antivirus programme through which employers may apply for a contribution for wage compensations paid to their employees. Applications can be submitted remotely through the Czech Labour…
Rent payments in pandemic times I
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are being felt by many lessees who use leased premises for commercial purposes. A governmental bill on certain measures to mitigate the effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, passed by the chamber of deputies,…
Different permit validities for family members of foreign employees
Like many other countries, the Czech Republic enables the relocation of employees together with their close family members, most often their spouses and children. Foreign nationals have been using this option very often, as they do not want to be…
Exit tax – new criterion for cross-border restructuring
Effective from the taxable period started 1 January 2020, an amendment to the Income Tax Act introduced a tax on the relocation of assets without a change of ownership, i.e. exit tax. What cross-border transactions are subject to the exit taxation?
Selected measures to mitigate coronavirus impact
Currently on their way to the chamber of deputies are government bills aiming to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The bills should help debtors subject to enforcement proceedings and lessees of non-residential premises, as well as…
Coronavirus infection - work accident or occupational illness?
Pursuant to the Labour Code, employers must compensate their employees for any damage or non-pecuniary harm incurred through an accident at work when performing work-related tasks or in direct connection with it. The same applies to occupational…
COVID-19 – Legal FAQs and their answers
Please consider the following answers our general comments on the current situation. If you are interested in the legal analysis of a concrete contractual relationship, the effect of the current measures on your business, or any other related legal…
Lex COVID – special measures concerning legal persons
The declaration of emergency, closures of borders and related measures can make it impossible for some business corporations to hold meetings of their bodies, unless such situations have been envisaged in their memorandum of association. However,…
Lex COVID – crisis measures in insolvency law
The government has approved a draft bill introducing, among other things, special measures to mitigate the insolvency law-related effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The objective of these measures is to avert the risks of mass insolvencies and to…
Submission of applications under the Antivirus Programme
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MLSA) updated its Antivirus Programme manual for employers. It describes in more detail the criteria for the entitlement of employers to aid through compensation of some wage expenses to employers.
Repayment of loans at the time of the pandemic
The Chamber of Deputies will discuss certain measures related to repayment of loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The relevant bill postpones repayment of both business and consumer loans generally until 31 October 2020.
Updated Antivirus Programme
The government approved changes to the Antivirus Programme on 31 March 2020. The originally proposed and published five types of support for employers from the Labour Office were eventually merged into two – regimes A and B.