Job benefits

Immediately after being employed                                                                                                                                        CZK 140 for each day worked, 55 % – paid by employer (CZK 77/meal voucher), 45 % – deducted from your wages (CZK 63/meal voucher), we contribute 55 % to the price of food for lunches in canteens

WHEN ARE YOU ENTITLED?
If you work the minimum amount of hours for part-time work (i.e. 20 hours per week), you are entitled to this contribution for each day worked starting on the first day of employment. A “day worked” is considered to be any day where you work for at least four uninterrupted hours.
 
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
When you start your employment, you choose whether you will immediately receive your meal allowance as meal vouchers, meal contributions, or subsidized lunches in the canteens of Charles University. You mark your preference when completing the personal questionnaire provided by the Human Resources Department.

Once a year, you are entitled to change your decision, no later than 15 April of the calendar year. You must report the change by sending an e-mail to the Human Resources Department using your faculty e-mail address. 

If you decide on meal vouchers:

• when you start work and when you sign your employment contract (or when you decide to change the type of meal allowance), the HR manager will provide you with an agreement on wage deductions from your for meal vouchers for you to sign
• you receive the meal vouchers in the form of “e-vouchers”, and the total value for each day worked is uploaded to your “meal voucher card” no later than the 13th of the following month
• new employees who do not yet have a "meal voucher card" can pick it up no earlier than on the 25th day after the first calendar month of work at the faculty’s cash desk in the Hollar building (Ms Tereza Müllerová – phone: 222 112 217)

If you decide on meal contributions: 

• you will receive the money directly with your pay check. This amount is not taxed in any way. The total amount of the allowance is the same as for meal vouchers (i.e. CZK 77 for each day worked)

 If you decide on subsidized lunches: 

• you can take advantage of subsidized lunches at any university canteen. Before your first visit to the canteen, you must charge your employee card at the canteen cash desk. You can choose the amount of money you put on the card, but the minimum amount must be CZK 200. You can pay in cash or by card.  

More information on visiting the canteens can be found here.

After the probationary period, 50 % of the price paid for a Lítačka card or In Karta

With the In Karta, the contribution cannot exceed 50% of the annual fare for the Prague mass transit ticket valid in the current year.

Your employer will contribute to the payment of the annual fare for the Prague mass transit ticket or the annual discount for the Czech Railway In Karta.

WHEN ARE YOU ENTITLED?

• if you work the minimum amount of hours for part-time work (i.e. 20 hours per week) and you are not in the probationary period
• the amount of the contribution depends on the amount of hours you work
• you may use the contribution for only one type of fare in one calendar year

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
You complete the Travel Allowance Application. You attach a copy of the electronic ticket (Lítačka) or In Karta and a copy of the payment receipt. You will then forward all documents to the Human Resources Department. Once the application is approved, the allowance will be paid to you along with your wages.
 

The application form for the allowance can be found here. The form is located at the bottom of the right-hand side of the web site under the title SOCIAL FUND.

For more information on how to use and draw this allowance, see Dean’s Measure no. 21/2022.

After one year of employment, up to CZK 2,500 per month

WHEN ARE YOU ENTITLED?
You must conclude a contract on pension insurance, supplementary pension insurance, and/or life insurance, and your contributions must total at least CZK 500 per month.

CZK 1,250/month 

• you receive the contribution if your working hours have been and still are between 0.5 and 0.69 of a full-time schedule for at least one uninterrupted year
• the contribution entitlement is 1.67 times your own contribution, though a maximum of CZK 1,250

CZK 2,500/month

• you receive the contribution if your working hours have been and still are at least 0.7 of a full-time schedule for at least one uninterrupted year
• the contribution entitlement is 1.67 times your own contribution, though a maximum of CZK 2,500

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
You complete the Application for a Contribution and attach a copy of the contract, which must show the amount you are contributing. You then forward the documents to the Human Resources Department. If everything is in order, the Human Resources Department will arrange for the contribution to be sent directly to the insurance company with which you have a contract. You will also see the amount your employer contributes on your payslip.
 

The application form for the allowance can be found here. The form is located at the bottom of the right-hand side of the web site under the title SOCIAL FUND.

For more information how to use and draw this allowance, see Dean’s Measure no. 19/2022.

After three years of employment, 60 % of the interest paid, though a maximum of CZK 10,000

WHEN ARE YOU ENTITLED?
If the time of your employment is: 

• at least three years, at any university workplace or
• one year if your total employment over the past 10 years lasted a total of three years
• and immediately before submitting the application, you are employed full-time, i.e. 40 hours per week for a period of three years

If you interrupt your employment due to a professional work placement or maternity or parental leave, this interruption is not counted in the total three-year period. 
Another condition is that the amount of interest paid for the previous calendar year (i.e. the year for which you want to claim the contribution) is at least CZK 1,000.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
You complete the Application for a Contribution to Interest on a Loan – Mortgage, attach a copy of the loan agreement, an extract from the title deed, and confirmation of interest paid, and submit all of the documents to the Human Resources Department. If everything is in order, the contribution will appear in your wages. Each time you apply for this contribution, you will only need to attach confirmation of the contributions paid.
Please be aware that the application for the contribution must always be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than 31 October of the current year.
 

The application form for the allowance can be found here. The form is located at the bottom of the right-hand side of the web site under the title SOCIAL FUND.

For more information how to use and draw this allowance, see Dean’s Measure no. 19/2022.

After three years of employment, 40 % of interest paid, though a maximum of CZK 10,000

WHEN ARE YOU ENTITLED?
If the time of your employment is: 

• at least three years, at any university workplace or
• one year if your total employment over the past 10 years lasted a total of three years
• immediately before submitting the application, you are employed full-time, i.e. 40 hours per week for a period of three years.

If you interrupt your employment due to a professional work placement or maternity or parental leave, this interruption is not counted in the total three-year period. 
Another condition is that the amount of interest paid for the previous calendar year (i.e. the year for which you want to claim the contribution) is at least CZK 1,000.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
You complete the Application for a Contribution to Interest on a Loan – Loan relating to Housing Needs, attach a copy of the loan agreement, an extract from the title deed, and confirmation of interest paid, and submit all of the documents to the Human Resources Department. If everything is in order, the contribution will appear in your wages. Each time you apply for this contribution, you will only need to attach confirmation of the contributions paid.

Please be aware that the application for the contribution must always be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than 31 October of the current year.
 

The application form for the allowance can be found here. The form is located at the bottom of the right-hand side of the web site under the title SOCIAL FUND.

For more information how to use and draw this allowance, see Dean’s Measure no. 19/2022.

A contribution from the social fund up to CZK 500,000 or a contribution from the social fund up to CZK 100,000

You can receive up to CZK 500,000 as non-repayable financial assistance for housing purposes, including furnishings for a flat or house, in direct connection with overcoming an exceptionally difficult situation as a result of a natural disaster or environmental or industrial accident. You can receive CZK 100,000 as non-repayable financial assistance in an acute, particularly difficult social situation that you have got into through no fault of your own.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
You can submit the application for non-repayable financial assistance to the head of the Human Resources Department.
 

The application form for the allowance can be found here. The form is located at the bottom of the right-hand side of the web site under the title SOCIAL FUND.

For more information how to use and draw this allowance, see Dean’s Measure no. 19/2022.

After one year of employment, up to 50% of the price of a course, though a maximum of CZK 5,000 per year.

ARE YOU ENTITLED AND WHEN ARE YOU ENTITLED?

• you must be employed for at least one year
• you must be working full-time (i.e. 40 hours per week) for the entire period
• it must be a course related to your professional development

 
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
You submit the completed Application for a Contribution to the Expenses relating to Professional Development together with the receipt (invoice) for the course to the Human Resources Department . If everything is in order, the invoice will be sent to the Financial Department and the course is then reimbursed. They will also issue you an invoice for an amount equal to the difference between the cost of the course and the amount of the provided contribution, which you must pay immediately.

Please be aware that the invoice for the course must always be issued to the billing address of the faculty. The name of the employee, the name of the course, and the date of the course must be stated in the text of the invoice.

You must submit the application for a contribution to the Human Resources Department no later than 15 November of the relevant calendar year.
 

The application form for the allowance can be found here. The form is located at the bottom of the right-hand side of the web site under the title SOCIAL FUND.

For more information how to use and draw this allowance, see Dean’s Provision no. 19/2022.

50 % of the total payments for a calendar year, though a maximum of CZK 25,000. 

The contribution is intended exclusively for “school fees”, not a child’s meals at the school.

ARE YOU ENTITLED AND WHEN ARE YOU ENTITLED?

• If you are at least a part-time employee (i.e. 20 hours per week) immediately before submitting the application

Terms:
If your child attends pre-school or a children’s group. 
Please be aware that if your child attends a mandatory pre-school or children’s group (i.e. until the start of the school year in which they turn 5 years old), you are no longer entitled to the school fee.  If both parents of the child are employed by the university, only one parent is eligible for the contribution.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

• you complete the Application for a Contribution to School Fees and attach confirmation of the amount of the school fees. You submit all of the documents to the Human Resources Department. Then you just send the invoices. Once the amount paid in a calendar year reaches CZK 25,000, you can only apply for another school fee contribution in the following year
• you must always submit a new application for the new school year by 30 September of the calendar year. If a child starts pre-school during the calendar year, the application can be submitted no later than the last business day of the month in which the child started

Please be aware that the invoice must always be issued to the billing address of the faculty. 
 

The application form for the allowance can be found here. The form is located at the bottom of the right-hand side of the web site under the title SOCIAL FUND.

For more information how to use and draw this allowance, see Dean’s Measure no. 19/2022.

CZK 15,000/year; you may choose from the following benefits:  

• CZK 9,120/year = contribution to a comprehensive medical check-up
• CZK 3,000/year = contribution to healthcare supplies
• CZK 490/month = contribution to the Multisport card

Terms of use: 

• you are continuously employed for one year and work at least 20 hours per week → you are entitled to one benefit
• you are continuously employed for one year and work 40 hours per week → you are entitled to two benefits

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

1. Comprehensive medical check-ups for our faculty are handled exclusively by Thomayer University Hospital in Prague 4. You complete the Application for a Comprehensive Medical Check-Up and submit it to the Human Resources Departmentwho will arrange the appointment with Thomayer University Hospital (the check-up should not take more than four hours).
2. The contribution to healthcare supplies can only be used via the Sodexo Multi Pass Card. It is for healthcare supplies, medication, and other pharmacy supplies for the purpose of health protection and promotion and disease prevention. You submit the completed Application for a Contribution to Healthcare Supplies from a Pharmacy to the Human Resources Department no later than 31 October of the respective year.
3. Contribution to the Multisport card - you can apply for the programme yourself using the form on the CU POINT website. Further information on the terms and conditions of this benefit can be found below in the separate section on “Multisport”.

The application form for the allowance can be found here. The form is located at the bottom of the right-hand side of the web site under the title SOCIAL FUND.

For more information how to use and draw this allowance, see Dean’s Measure no. 19/2022.

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You can apply for the programme using the form on the CU POINT website (the link is available below).

Registering and deregistering for the programme is handled on a monthly basis. 
The price of this service is CZK 950 per month (this is a discounted price for the Faculty of Social Sciences). If you apply for a contribution, you can get a contribution of 490 CZK each month for this benefit. 

You can also get a companion card along with your card (the faculty does not contribute to these cards):

• for your spouse,  CZK 1,600 per month
• for your child, CZK 500 per month 

After approval of the application, the respective amount will be regularly deducted from your wages. 

You can order the card here.

After completing the order, you must contact the Human Resources Department, Ms Mercedes Wimmerová, to sign a payroll deduction agreement. You cannot receive your card without signing this agreement. 

You can find more information on the terms of use for this card and for ordering the card here. Ms Mercedes Wimmerová of the Human Resources Department can also provide this information (phone:  222 112 233).
 

The license entitles the user to whom it has been assigned to use in particular Microsoft Office 365 Professional Plus software in up to 5 of its devices. The license always applies to the current supported version.

The license is time-limited by the existence of at least one relation, namely study or labor relations, between the user and the organization.

For more information contact the IT department.

Vodafone mobile operator
 

The Rector’s Office of Charles University offers a special preferential program from the Vodafone company to the employees of Charles University.

You can find more information here.

The collective agreement can be found here