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Blue Card – future of EU labour mobility
Projections show that by 2070, the European Union will have 292 million people of working age, compared to 333 million in 2016. This trend would mean a significant decline in the workforce for the EU member states. This is one of the reasons why the European Parliament approved a revised draft of the 2009 Blue Card Directive, which should facilitate labour mobility between member states. The European Council adopted the directive on 7 October this year.
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Deputies do not approve digital tax
In the just-ended parliamentary term, the Czech Chamber of Deputies did not approve the bill on a digital service tax. Hence the bill would have to go through the entire legislative process again should the new government want to introduce a digital tax. However, this does not seem likely given the agreement reached on new international taxation rules at the G20 level, since it also includes a commitment by participants not to apply or introduce new digital taxes.
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Substitute wages paid on sick leave will be higher in the Czech Republic as of 2022
As of 1 January 2022, the (employer-paid) substitute wage during sick leave and the (social-security) sick leave benefit will both be higher, thanks to the stipulated increase of the reduction limits.
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