Extending compensation bonus period for the self-employed
The government has agreed on a bill extending the period for which self-employed persons may draw a compensation bonus in connection with the emergency measures. The bill still has to be passed by parliament and signed by the president.
The period for which the self-employed may receive a compensation bonus shall be extended to the period from 1 May to 8 June 2020; the current bonus period had only been approved until the end of April 2020.
The amendment also introduces the possibility of further extending the bonus period via a governmental decree until 31 August 2020, should the emergency measures fully or partly restricting independent gainful activity in the Czech Republic continue.
Other conditions for the compensation bonus shall remain unchanged; the amount of the compensation bonus is CZK 500 per each calendar day of the bonus period.
The amount of the compensation bonus should be determined for the relevant bonus period, and the application for the compensation bonus shall thus be filed for the entire bonus period. The application for the compensation bonus must be filed no later than 60 days from the end of the bonus period, otherwise the entitlement to the compensation bonus expires.