As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 31st of May, 2020, the Croatian Employment Service (CES/HZZ) has published the conditions for the receiving of Croatian Government support for job preservation for June on its website.
Here's a list of what's changing and an explanation of who can obtain Croatian Government support next month. The support for June will continue to amount to 4,000.00 kuna per full-time employee/worker.
The CES will receive applications in the period from June the 8th to June the 30th, 2020, and the support can be provided by employers from the following sectors:
Agriculture, forestry and fishing - only crop and livestock production, hunting and related service activities, as well as fishing.
Transport and storage - primarily passenger transport (rail, land, air and water).
Accommodation and food and beverage service activities.
Administrative and support service activities - only rental and leasing activities, as well as travel agencies, tour operators and other reservation services and related activities.
The arts, entertainment and recreation - only creative, artistic and entertaining activities, entertainment and recreational activities and the production and showing of films, sound recording and music publishing activities and their distribution.
Other service activities - the repair of computers and personal and household goods and other personal service activities.
Organisers of cultural, business and sports events, organisers of fairs and weddings, and related activities such as companies for equipment rental, audio and video recording, ticket sales, hall rental and other companies that generate most of their income from events and public gatherings.
Eligible employers: companies, crafts, family farms and self-employed natural persons.
What is the application criteria for Croatian Government support in June?
The criteria for Croatian Government support in June is as follows:
An employer wishing to use the support must prove that in May 2020 he had a decrease in income of at least 50 percent when compared to May 2019, based on the submission of submitted VAT forms for 05/2020 and 05/2019 to the Tax Administration.
If the employer has been operating for less than one year, it is necessary to prove a decrease in turnover by at least 50% percent in May 2020 compared to February 2020 based on the submitted VAT forms for 05/2020 and 02/2020 to the Tax Administration.
For employers who are eligible for support for fifty or more employees for May, the criteria has been supplemented. According to the amendments to this group of employers, the conditions for receiving support for May have been tightened up and can be found in more detail here.
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