Act No. 539 / 2020 Coll.

Law on certain measures to mitigate the effects of a coronavirus epidemic known as SARS CoV-2 in the field of demonstrating compliance with qualification assumptions for the purposes of labour law

Valid Law Effective from 19.12.2020
539
THE LAW
of 1 December 2020
on certain measures to mitigate the effects of a coronavirus epidemic known as SARS CoV-2 in the field of demonstrating compliance with qualification assumptions for the purposes of employment relations
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
§ 1
Subject matter
That law provides for certain rights and obligations in the field of proving the qualification requirements laid down for the performance of work in or on the basis of the provisions of other legislation listed in the Annex to that law (hereinafter referred to as the "Qualification Regulations') in order to reduce the negative effects caused by exceptional measures in the event of a coronary epidemic known as SARS CoV-2.
§ 2
Scope
This Act shall apply to employment relationships lasting from 12 March 2020 to 30 June 2021.
§ 3
Qualification assumptions and regular recurrent training
(1) In the case of a staff member who fulfilled the qualification requirements laid down for the performance of his work in the Qualifications Regulations as at 11 March 2020, those qualifications are fulfilled for the period referred to in Article 2.
(2) For the period referred to in Section 2, the employer shall not be obliged to conduct periodic staff training to demonstrate compliance with the qualification requirements for the performance of the work laid down in the qualification regulations. This is not the case if regular recurrent training is carried out electronically by the employer.
§ 4
Extension of the validity of documents proving compliance with the qualification requirements
Documents demonstrating compliance with the qualification requirements for the performance of the work laid down in the qualification rules shall be considered valid for the period referred to in Article 2, unless the employment relationship between the employer and the employee has ceased to exist in the meantime.
§ 5
Efficacy
This Act shall take effect on the day following its publication.
z. Filip v. r.
Zeman v. r.
Babiš v. r.

Annex to Act No 539 / 2020 Coll.
List of qualification regulations
1. Act No. 174 / 1968 Coll., on State Professional Safety Supervision, as amended - § 6c (4);
2. Decree No. 50 / 1978 Coll., on competence in electrical engineering, as amended by Decree No. 98 / 1982 Coll. - § 5 (2), § 6 (2), § 7 (2), § 8 (3) and § 10 (2);
3. Decree No. 21 / 1979 Coll., determining reserved gas installations and laying down certain conditions to ensure their safety, as amended, § 5 (2);
4. Decree No. 91 / 1993 Coll., to ensure the safety of work in low pressure boilers - § 14 (5);
5. Act No. 266 / 1994 Coll., on Railways, as amended - Sections 22 (1) (b) and 35 (1) (b);
6. Act No. 258 / 2000 Coll., on the Protection of Public Health and on the amendment of certain related laws, as amended - Sections 44a (6) and 44b (4);
7. Act No. 406 / 2000 Coll., on Energy Management, as amended - Sections 10 (8) and 10d (2);
8. Act No. 185 / 2001 Coll., on Waste, as amended - § 7 (2);
9. Decree No. 246 / 2001 Coll., on the establishment of conditions for fire safety and performance of state fire control (Fire Prevention Order), as amended by Decree No. 221 / 2014 Coll. - § 22, § 23 paragraphs 2 and 3 and § 25 paragraph 1;
10. Decree No. 75 / 2002 Coll., on the safety of the operation of electrical technical equipment used in mining and mining activities, as amended by Decree No. 381 / 2012 Coll. - Sections 8 (5) and 9 (3) (f);
11. Decree No. 392 / 2003 Coll., on the safety of the operation of technical installations and on the requirements for dedicated technical installations in the event of mining and mining activities, as amended - Sections 14 (7) and 19 (5);
12. Act No. 309 / 2006 Coll., which regulates other requirements of safety and health at work in employment relations and on ensuring the safety and health of activities or the provision of services outside employment relations (Act on other conditions of safety and health at work), as amended - Sections 10 (3) and 11 (4);
13. Act No. 73 / 2012 Coll., on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and on Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas, as amended, § 17b (2) (g);
14. Act No. 263 / 2016 Coll., Atomic Act, as amended by Act No. 183 / 2017 Coll. - § 32 (8);
15. Decree No. 361 / 2016 Coll., on the Security of Nuclear Equipment and Nuclear Material - Sections 12 (6), 15 (3), 17 (3) and 23 (5) (d);
16. Decree No. 409 / 2016 Coll., on activities of particular importance in terms of nuclear safety and radiation protection, special competence and the preparation of a person providing radiation protection for a registrar - Sections 17 (1) and (2), 18 (4), 19 and 20 (2);
17. Decree No. 422 / 2016 Coll., on Radiation Protection and Security of Radionuclide Source - § 50 (5).

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Regulation Information

CitationAct No 539 / 2020 Coll., on certain measures to mitigate the effects of a Coronavirus Epidemic known as SARS CoV-2 in the field of proving compliance with qualification assumptions for the purposes of labour law
Regulation TypeLaw
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation18.12.2020
Effective from19.12.2020
Effective until-
Status Valid
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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