Úřad práce — employment office, which handles job placement, unemployment benefits, and social payments.
What happens there without you
Holders of temporary protection do not need a work permit — access to the labor market is free. But the employer must submit an informační karta (information card) to the Úřad práce no later than the day the work begins. This is their duty, not yours, but the consequences of not doing it affect both.
Registration
Online — through the Jenda (jenda.mpsv.cz) portal with Citizen's Identity, or in person.
The most important deadline
An application for unemployment benefits must be submitted within 3 working days after the end of employment — then it will be counted from the beginning. If you miss this, you simply lose the days, and you cannot make them up.
Rekvalifikace
The support rate for retraining is 80% (previously 60%); without confirmed earnings — 19 269 Kč.
Another reason not to disappear from the register
Being registered at the Úřad práce counts as pracovní aktivita (work activity) for social benefits — this is an alternative to the requirement to work at least 30 hours per month.
