Act No. 331 / 2020 Coll.
Act amending Act No. 159 / 2020 Coll., on Compensation Bonus in relation to Crisis Measures related to Coronavirus SARS CoV-2, as amended
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THE LAW
of 22 July 2020
amending Act No 159 / 2020 Coll., on the Compensation Bonus in relation to Crisis Measures related to the occurrence of Coronavirus SARS CoV-2, as amended
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Act No. 159 / 2020 Coll., on the Compensation Bonus for Crisis Measures related to the occurrence of Coronavirus SARS CoV-2, as amended by Act No. 234 / 2020 Coll., Act No. 262 / 2020 Coll. and Act No. 299 / 2020 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In Article 2, at the end of paragraph 1, the dot is replaced by a comma and the following point (c) is added:
"(c) the work is carried out on the basis of an agreement on work outside the employment relationship establishing participation in sickness insurance."
2. in Paragraph 2a (2) (b):
"(b) does not carry out an activity resulting in sickness insurance being employed, except:
1. employment in a limited liability company which is a member,
2. pedagogical employment;
3. activities involving participation in sickness insurance only for the reasons set out in Sections 5 (a) (12) and 13 of the sickness insurance law;
4. the performance of work under an agreement on work outside the employment relationship establishing participation in sickness insurance, '.
3. The following Section 2aa is inserted after Section 2a:
Compensation bonus entity in the case of a person performing a job under an off-job agreement
(1) The subject of the compensation bonus is also the person who:
(a) carry out work during the relevant period on the basis of a work agreement outside the employment relationship and, as a result, have taken part in sickness insurance for at least 4 calendar months as an employee and have not carried out any other activity which would result in her participating in sickness insurance as an employee;
(b) in addition to carrying out work under an outside-employment agreement, he shall not carry out any other activity in which he is a member of sickness insurance as an employee, except in the case of an activity where participation in sickness insurance arises only for the reasons set out in points (a) (12) and (13) of Section 5 of the sickness insurance law.
(2) The period referred to in paragraph 1 (a) shall be from 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020. ';
4. In Section 2b, the following paragraph 4 is added:
"(4) For the purposes of this Act, an agreement on work or an agreement on work under the Labour Code shall be understood as an agreement on work outside employment. ';
5. The following Section 3a is inserted after Section 3, including the title:
Subject of compensation bonus in the case of a person performing a job under an off-job agreement
(1) The subject of the compensation bonus shall also be the performance of work on the basis of a work agreement outside the employment relationship establishing participation in sickness insurance in the calendar month on which the day for which the compensation bonus is granted, provided that the work could not be carried out in whole or in part to the normal extent for reasons on the part of the
(a) employers who have occurred as a result of health threats or emergency measures under Article 1, in particular as a result of:
1. the need to close or restrict the operation of the establishment;
2. limiting demand for products, services or other outputs; or
3. the restriction or termination of supplies or services necessary for the performance of the activity; or
(b) the compensation bonus which has occurred as a result of the health or emergency measures referred to in Article 1, in particular as a result of:
1. its quarantine; or
2. care for a child or another member of the household.
(2) The compensation bonus is a deductible income for determining entitlement to benefits paid under the law governing assistance in material distress and the law governing State social aid.
(3) A compensation bonus is not eligible for:
(a) unemployment benefit under the Employment Act for the calendar day for which it received the compensation bonus;
(b) the compensation bonus for the calendar day for which he received:
1. unemployment benefit under the Employment Act; or
2. the compensation bonus provided for in § 2 or 2a.
(4) A compensation bonus body may be entitled to a compensation bonus only once per calendar day if it carries out an activity under more than one off-job agreement.
(5) The employer referred to in paragraph 1 shall mean the employer with whom the entity has a compensation bonus
(a) in the relevant period, an agreement concluded on work outside the employment relationship and which has settled for him the deductible income of the amount of participation in sickness insurance; and
(b) a non-employment agreement concluded on 11 March 2020. ';
6. In Article 4, the current text becomes paragraph 1 and the following paragraph 2 is added:
"(2) The compensation bonus according to § 2aa is CZK 350 for each calendar day of the bonus period."
7. the following Section 7a is inserted after Section 7, including the title:
Application for a compensation bonus in the case of a person acting under an outside-employment agreement
(1) The application for a compensation bonus under § 2aa contains, in addition to the requirements under § 7, also:
(a) the identification of the employer where the reasons referred to in Article 3a (1) (a) have arisen on his part;
(b) a copy of the non-employment agreement referred to in Article 2aa (1) (a);
(c) a copy of the wage note covering the calendar month in which the compensation bonus has been paid by the sickness insurance provider under a work agreement outside the employment relationship referred to in point (b) during the relevant period under § 2aa (2).
(2) A copy of the wage note referred to in paragraph 1 (c) may be replaced by a certificate from the employer proving compliance with the conditions laid down in § 2aa (1) (a). "
8. In Paragraph 9b (1), "1,200 'is replaced by" 1,250'.
Transitional provisions
1. If a compensation bonus entity is entitled to a compensation bonus under Act No. 159 / 2020 Coll., as effective from the date of entry into force of this Act, the deadline for applying for the compensation bonus shall run again from the date of entry into force of this Act and shall not end before the end of the last day of the third calendar month following the entry into force of this Act.
2. Part of a one-off non-refundable contribution from the State Budget pursuant to § 9b (1) of Act No. 159 / 2020 Coll., as effective from the date of entry into force of this Act, which was not shown by the Ministry of Finance to the Region before the date of entry into force of this Act, the Ministry of Finance shall refer to the Region within 60 days of the date of entry into force of the Act.
Efficacy
This Act shall take effect on the day following its publication.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 331 / 2020 Coll., amending Act No. 159 / 2020 Coll., on the Compensation Bonus in relation to Crisis Measures in Relation to Coronavirus SARS CoV-2, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 06.08.2020 |
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| Effective from | 07.08.2020 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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