With the aim of contributing to economic stability, job preservation and ensuring financial liquidity of all companies doing business in Croatia, AmCham has published a proposal of additional measures to provide economic relief to companies facing difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.  

In its first set of recommendations and with regards to measures specifically aimed at securing employment, AmCham suggested among other: introduction of a shorter working hours model;  implementing obligatory vacation time during the crisis; subsidizing employee salaries in the private sector (like Austria and Slovenia) and implementation of income tax and tax contribution write-offs during the period of coronavirus outbreak. The introduction of the “furlough leave” as well as additional sector specific measures for tourism were also discussed.

Representatives of the Ministry of Labor and Pension System presented Government’s support scheme for preserving jobs in the sectors influenced by the coronavirus; that is introduction of a state subsidized employee salary in the net amount of HRK 4,000 with covered salary contributions for that amount.