Amendment of program Antivirus approved by the government

On 31 March 2020, the government approved the proposed amendment of the program Antivirus. The regimes are now effective as is described below. The employers can apply for the contribution starting on 6 April 2020, application can be submitted online.

Regime A - Closure of the business premises due to the emergency measures declared by the government or mandatory quarantine

•  If the employee is in mandatory quarantine, he/she is entitled to 60 % compensation of his/her reduced average wage.

•  The employer is forced to close the business premises due to the emergency measures declared by the government. The employee is entitled to 100 % compensation of his/her average wage.

The employer is in this regime entitled to the contribution amounting 80 % of the paid compensatory wage and statutory charges, however maximum amount of CZK 39,000.

Regime B – obstacle to work on the employer´s side  as a result of connected financial difficulties due to the coronavirus

•  The employer is unable to allocate work to the employees due to the quarantine of the employees and/or because the employees take care of their children in respect to the significant part of the employees (according to the program Antivirus by “significant part the employees” is meant at least 30 % of the employees of the employer, or in business premises, or in another organizational part of the employer). The employee is entitled to 100 % compensation of his/her average wage.

• The employer is unable to allocate work to the employees due to the drop in availability of inputs (goods, services, material) necessary for the business operation due to the emergency measures. The employee is entitled to 80 % compensation of his/her average wage.

• The employer is forced to stop or limit the business operations due to the drop in demand for services, goods and other products of the employer and therefore is unable to allocate the work to the employees. The employee is entitled to 60 % of his/her average wage.

The employer is in this regime entitled to the contribution amounting 60 % of the paid compensatory wage and statutory charges, however maximum amount of CZK 29,000.

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