Possibility of public aid. Employers can, in certain cases of partial unemployment – the provisions of which are set out in the Employment Act (Act no. 435/2004 Coll., as amended) receive financial contribution from the Labor Office as a partial payment of wage compensation provided to employees. According to Section 117 of the Employment Act, the Labor Office can provide an employer with contribution if the employer switches to a new business program and as a result thereof cannot guarantee work for the employees in the scope of the standard weekly working hours. Contribution is provided on the basis of an agreement concluded between the Labor Office and the employer for a maximum of 6 months. The monthly contribution per employee may amount to a maximum of one half of the minimum wage.
ed to compensation amounting to his average salary. There are, however, two exceptions to this rule:
- Idle time and work interruptions due to adverse climatic conditions. Section 207 of the Labor Code provides that in case of idle time (interruption of work caused by a breakdown of machinery, a problem with the supply of raw materials or energy or other operational causes), employees are entitled to compensation amounting to 80% of their average earnings. In case of interruption of work caused b
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