Czech Republic: new obligations on employers resulting from the reform of sickness insurance

Give employers a sense of responsibility. The new sickness insurance legislation provides that an employee who has been incapacitated for work will only be entitled to sickness benefits after 14 calendar days. Before that, the employee will receive a compensatory wage from the employer. This employer’s compensation corresponds to 60 percent from the adjusted average salary. The purpose of this legislation is to increase employers’ interest in reducing their employees’ temporary incapacity for w