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Nemocenská

sickness benefit payment

What does “Nemocenská” mean in Czechia?

Nemocenská — a payment from nemocenské pojištění (sickness insurance) during temporary incapacity for work, confirmed by a neschopenka (doctor's note).

Who is insured

  • Employee — automatically: 0.6% of sickness insurance is included in their 7.1% social security contributions.
  • OSVČ (Czech self-employed status) — only voluntarily, minimum 243 Kč/month.
  • DPP (agreement on work performance) — if the threshold of 12 000 Kč/month is exceeded with one employer.

Family members of the same insurance

From sickness insurance also come PPM (mateřská) (maternity allowance), otcovská (paternity allowance), ošetřovné (nursing allowance), and dlouhodobé ošetřovné (long-term nursing allowance).

Nemocenská and social benefits

In the rozhodný příjem pro porodné (decisive income for child benefit), nemocenská is counted — along with net income, unemployment benefits, ošetřovné, mateřská, and pensions.

How much exactly

The specific amount is calculated from the reduced DVZ (daily assessment base) — check the current calculation on the ČSSZ (Czech Social Security Administration).

Important. Sickness benefit is counted as income for maternity allowance, but parental allowance is not included in this income. Confusion here costs families their right to maternity allowance.

Examples of use

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Sickness benefit is paid from sickness insurance.
Sickness benefit is paid from sickness insurance.
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Sickness benefit is counted into the decisive income for maternity grant.
Sickness benefit is counted into the decisive income for maternity grant.

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Frequently asked questions

Does OSVČ (Czech self-employed status) have the right to sickness benefits?
Only for voluntary sickness insurance — minimum 243 CZK/month.
Is sickness benefit counted as income for maternity grant?
Yes. But parental allowance — no.

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