Insurance premium discount for part-time employees

A discount on insurance premiums for some part-time employees has started to apply, Czech Television reported on Saturday. Employers can now claim a premium discount for those with part-time contracts of eight to thirty hours a week. The discount applies to all part-time employees who are over 55, under 21, caring for children under 10,  disabled, or newly retrained.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has stated that it hopes to motivate employers to hire more part-time workers in order to to help people balance family and work life.