SEVEN sectors can receive support from HZZ for June, stricter criteria for existing users

The Croatian Employment Service has introduced new support for job preservation for June, but has also supplemented the rules for obtaining support for May, as published on the RRIF website. We are transmitting the announcement in full. 

Support for June can be obtained by employers from the following sectors:

• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing – only plant and livestock production, hunting, and related services and fishing
• Transport and storage – primarily passenger transport (by rail, land, air, and water)
• Accommodation and food service activities
• Administrative and support service activities – only rental and leasing activities and travel agencies, tour operators, and other reservation services and related activities
• Arts, entertainment, and recreation – only creative, artistic, and entertainment activities, entertainment and recreational activities, and the production and showing of films and video films, sound recording activities and music publishing, and their distribution
• Other service activities – only repair of computers and personal and household items and other personal services
• Organizers of cultural, business, and sports events, organizers of fairs and weddings, and related activities such as equipment rental companies, audio and video recording, ticket sales, venue rentals, and other companies that derive most of their income from events and public gatherings

Support will be paid in the amount of 4,000.00 HRK.

Applications for support for June will be sent to the Croatian Employment Service from June 8 to June 30, 2020.

For existing users who have obtained the right to support for 50 or more workers for May the criteria have been supplemented. According to the mentioned supplements the conditions for obtaining support for May have been tightened, and the employer who requested support for 50 or more workers for May is obliged to return the support, if from the moment of receiving the support until December 31, 2021, they distribute dividends or shares in profits or other similar income considered profit distribution for any tax period.

More details about the changed criteria for obtaining support for May and new opportunities for obtaining support for June will be available at the webinar to be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, and you can register for participation in the webinar here

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