Unemployment support (Podpora v nezaměstnanosti)

What

A job seeker can apply for unemployment support. S/he must meet the basic condition: who has obtained a pension insurance period under a special legal regulation of at least 12 months prior to the inclusion in the register of jobseekers by employment or other gainful activity.

Who

A job seeker.

How

You must fill in two forms: an application for employment assistance (Žádost o zprostředkování zaměstnání) and an application for unemployment benefits (Žádost o podporu v nezaměstnanosti), if applicable (Czech): http://portal.mpsv.cz/forms.

Steps how to request (Czech): http://portal.mpsv.cz/sz/obcane/formulareobcana.

When

At any time after the end of your employment, but if you do so in 3 business days, you will be registered as of immediately following the termination of the employment, with no gap.

Good to know

For the first three months the amount of the support is 50 % of the previous income, 45 % for the next three months. The amount of the support will be 60 % during the period of retraining.

Where

The appropriate regional Labour office (Úřad Práce) (Czech): http://portal.mpsv.cz/kontakty.

Praha 7, Czech Republic