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).

WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE
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.
 
HOW TO PROCEED
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 YOU ARE ELIGIBLE

• 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

HOW TO PROCEED
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.

After one year of employment, up to CZK 1,200 per month

WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE

• You must have concluded a contract for supplementary pension savings with a state contribution, additional pension savings with a state contribution, pension insurance, a long-term investment product (DIP), and/or life insurance.
• The total of your own contributions to these products must be at least CZK 500 per month.

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT

CZK 600 / month

• You are eligible if your employment workload has been continuously at least one year in total within the range of 0.5 to 0.69 FTE.
• The contribution equals your own monthly contribution, up to a maximum of CZK 600.

CZK 1,200 / month

• You are eligible if your employment workload has been continuously at least one year in total at 0.7 FTE or more.
• The contribution equals your own monthly contribution, up to a maximum of CZK 1,200.

The minimum employment workload does not apply to employees holding a TP, ZTP, or ZTP/P disability card.

HOW TO PROCEED

• Complete the Application for Contribution and attach a copy of the contract showing the amount of your own monthly contribution.
• Submit the documents to the HR Department.
• After verification, the HR Department will arrange for the contribution to be sent directly to the insurance company or product provider with whom you have concluded the contract.
• Information about the amount of the employer’s contribution will appear on your payslip.

Notice:
You are obliged to immediately inform the HR Department of any changes related to your contract (including its termination).

The contribution application form can be found here. The form is located at the bottom of the right-hand side of the website under the heading SOCIAL FUND.

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

• CZK 9,120/year = contribution to a comprehensive medical check-up                                                         (Eligibility for this benefit arises once every two years.)
• CZK 3,000/year = contribution to healthcare supplies
• CZK 490/month = contribution to the Multisport card

WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE

• 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

HOW TO PROCEED

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).

   Please note that you must use a Additional Personal Leave for the scheduled medical examination appointment.

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.

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

The contribution is intended exclusively for tuition fees (“nursery/kindergarten fee”) and not for meals provided at the kindergarten.

WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE

• You must have an employment contract of at least 0.5 FTE (i.e. 20 hours per week) immediately before submitting the application.

Conditions:

• The contribution may be granted if the employee’s child attends a kindergarten or a children’s group registered with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MŠMT) or the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MPSV).
• If the child attends a children’s group or similar facility that is not registered with MŠMT or MPSV, the Dean may, under otherwise identical conditions, grant the employee a corresponding amount from faculty funds outside the Social Fund.

NOTICE!
If your child attends compulsory pre-school education in a kindergarten or children’s group (i.e. from the beginning of the school year in which the child reaches the age of 5), entitlement to the nursery contribution no longer arises.

If both parents of the child are employed at the university, the contribution will be granted to only one of them.

HOW TO PROCEED

• Complete the Application for Nursery Contribution and attach confirmation of the nursery fee amount, including confirmation that the facility is registered with MŠMT or MPSV.
• If the child attends a children’s group or similar facility that is not registered, provide confirmation from the operator stating that the facility is in operation and is not registered with MPSV.
• Submit the completed application and attachments to the HR Department.
• Thereafter, submit only the nursery fee invoices.
• Once the reimbursed amount reaches CZK 25,000 in a calendar year, you may apply for another contribution only in the following calendar year.
• An application for a new school year must always be submitted again, no later than 30 September of the given calendar year.
• If the child starts attending a pre-school facility during the year, the application must be submitted no later than the last working day of the month in which the child started attending.

IMPORTANT!
The invoice must always be issued to the faculty’s billing address.

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.

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

WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE

• your employment has lasted at least 3 years with the university as a whole, or
• your employment within the last 10 years has lasted at least 3 years in total,

and at the same time:

• immediately before submitting the application, you have a full-time position of 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week),
• this full-time employment has lasted continuously for 3 years.

In the event of an interruption of employment due to a professional work stay, maternity leave, or parental leave, this interruption is not counted towards the total three-year period.

Another condition is that the amount of interest paid in the previous calendar year (i.e. the year for which the contribution is being claimed) must be at least CZK 1,000.

HOW TO PROCEED

Complete the Application for Contribution to Loan (Mortgage) Interest and attach:

• a copy of the loan agreement,
• an extract from the Land Register (title deed),
• confirmation of interest paid.

Submit the complete application to the HR Department. If everything is in order, the contribution will be paid to you as part of your salary.

For each subsequent application, you only need to attach confirmation of interest paid.

Important!
The application must always be submitted to the HR 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.

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

WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE

• your employment has lasted at least 3 years with the university as a whole, or
• your employment within the last 10 years has lasted at least 3 years in total,

and at the same time:

• immediately before submitting the application, you have a full-time position of 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week),
• this full-time employment has lasted continuously for 3 years.

In the event of an interruption of employment due to a professional work stay, maternity leave, or parental leave, this interruption is not counted towards the total three-year period.

Another condition is that the amount of interest paid in the previous calendar year (i.e. the year for which the contribution is being claimed) must be at least CZK 1,000.

HOW TO PROCEED

Complete the Application for Contribution to Loan (Mortgage) Interest and attach:

• a copy of the loan agreement,
• an extract from the Land Register (title deed),
• confirmation of interest paid.

Submit the complete application to the HR Department. If everything is in order, the contribution will be paid to you as part of your salary.

For each subsequent application, you only need to attach confirmation of interest paid.

Important!
The application must always be submitted to the HR 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.

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

WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE

• 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

 
HOW TO PROCEED
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.

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.

HOW TO PROCEED
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.

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 1,800 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 Denisa Dolejšová, 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 Denisa Dolejšová of the Human Resources Department can also provide this information (phone:  222 112 229).
 

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