Government Decree No. 515 / 2004 Coll.
Government Regulation on material support for job creation and material support for retraining or training of employees under investment incentives
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Effective from 01.10.2004
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 21 September 2004
on material aid for the creation of new jobs and material support for the retraining or training of employees under investment incentives
The Government orders pursuant to § 111 (12) of Act No. 435 / 2004 Coll., on Employment, hereinafter referred to as "the Act":
(1) The amount of the employer's material support for the creation of new jobs under investment incentives in the case of an investment event in a technology centre is CZK 200 000 per new job set up in the territorial area (1); no support is provided for creating new jobs in the capital of Prague.
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(a) 300 000 CZK per new job created in a privileged industrial zone approved by the Government under the Investment Incentives Act;
(b) CZK 200,000 per new job created in the territorial area (1) with a proportion of unemployed persons at least 50% higher than the average proportion of unemployed persons in the Czech Republic.
(3) Material aid is granted for new jobs set up under the conditions laid down in an agreement negotiated under Paragraph 111 (6) of the Act.
(1) The amount of material support for retraining or training of employees in the context of investment incentives in the case of an investment project in a technology centre is 50% of the costs of retraining or training employees (2) in the geographical area; the retraining or training of staff is not granted in the capital city of Prague.
(2) Material support for the retraining or training of employees in the context of investment incentives in the case of an investment in production shall be granted if the average proportion of unemployed persons in the territorial area is at least 7,5%, and its amount shall be:
(a) in a territorial area with a proportion of unemployed persons of at least 50% higher than the average proportion of unemployed persons in the Czech Republic, 50% of the costs of retraining or training employees (2);
(b) in a territorial area with a proportion of unemployed persons of at least 25% higher than the average proportion of unemployed persons in the Czech Republic, 25% of the costs of retraining or training employees (2).
(3) If, at the time of the submission of the application for material support, the applicant is an organisation designated under the Investment Incentives Act
(a) small enterprise (3), the amount of physical aid referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be increased by 20 percentage points;
(b) medium-sized enterprise (3), the amount of physical aid referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be increased by 10 percentage points.
(4) In the case of retraining or training of workers with disabilities or disadvantaged workers, the amount of physical aid referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be increased by 10 percentage points, but not more than 70% of the costs of retraining or training such staff (2).
(5) In determining the amount of material aid for retraining or training, the costs provided for in the agreement agreed pursuant to Paragraph 111 (7) of the Act shall be based on the expected costs.
(1) New jobs means jobs created by an employer under an agreement negotiated under Paragraph 111 (6) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement '), where nationals of the Czech Republic, nationals of another Member State of the European Union or their family members or long-term residents in the European Union are located within the territory of the Czech Republic, and those persons have an indefinite employment relationship with the employer.
(2) The number of new jobs in the case of the introduction of production or the construction of a technology centre shall be determined by the number of employees at the place of implementation of the investment action4) at the date specified under the Agreement for the creation of new jobs.
(3) The number of new jobs in case of extension of the production or expansion of the technology centre shall be determined as the difference between the number of employees at the place of implementation of the investment action4) at the date fixed under the agreement for the creation of jobs and the average number of employees at the place of implementation of the investment action4) over a period of 12 calendar months preceding the submission of the intention to obtain an investment incentive by the employer.
(4) The number of new posts determined in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be rounded down to the whole unit.
The average proportion of unemployed persons for the purposes of this Regulation shall mean the average proportion of unemployed persons for the completed calendar half-year immediately preceding the date of submission of the employer's intention to obtain investment incentives under the Investment Incentives Act. The average proportion of unemployed persons is based on statistics from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
(1) Material support for the creation of new jobs and material support for retraining or training is provided by the Office of Labour on the basis of an agreement negotiated in accordance with § 111 (6) and (7) of the Act and transfers it without cash within the time limits set out in this Agreement to the employer's account held with the Money Institute.
(2) Where physical support for retraining or training is to be given to an individual employer (§ 2) whose value per project exceeds EUR 2 000 000 for investment incentives in Czech crowns at the time of submission of the project, a prior notification and approval of the European Commission6 is required).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2004.
Prime Minister:
JUDr. Gross v. r.
1. Prime Minister and Minister for Labour and Social Affairs:
Ing. Škromach v. r.
1) Paragraph 111 (11) of Act No. 435 / 2004 Coll., on Employment, as amended.
(2) Article 31 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651 / 2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.
(3) Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651 / 2014 of 17 June 2014.
4) Paragraph 1a (1) (h) of Act No. 72 / 2000 Coll., on investment incentives and amending certain laws, as amended.
(6) Article 4 (1) (n) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651 / 2014 of 17 June 2014.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Government Decree No. 515 / 2004 Coll., on material support for the creation of new jobs and material support for retraining or training of employees under investment incentives |
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| Regulation Type | Regulation |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 01.10.2004 |
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| Effective from | 01.10.2004 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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