The application for pension insurance benefits is drawn up with the citizen by the district social security administration (hereinafter referred to as "OSSZ") competent according to his/her place of residence (Section 82(1) of Act No.582/1991 Coll., on the organisation and implementation of social security).
Subsequently, the OSSZ shall invite the employer to confirm in writing within 8 days of receipt of the invitation certain facts necessary for the decision on entitlement to a pension and its payment (Section 83(2) of Act No.582/1991 Coll.).
Specifically, the following data:
- whether the employer is making deductions from the employee's income on the basis of a court-ordered or administrative enforcement order, bankruptcy, or an agreement on deductions from income concluded in accordance with the Civil Code, the name of the person who issued the order and the serial number of the order, and, if the deductions are for maintenance, whether the maintenance is current or arrears and the amount of the maintenance,
- whether the employee's employment relationship continues on the date from which he applies for the pension,
- whether, on or after the date of the pension payment claimed, the employee has a period of temporary incapacity for work (quarantine) during the first 14 calendar days for which the employee is entitled to compensation for wages, salary or remuneration or reduced salary (reduced remuneration).
The form "Confirmation by the employer when its employee applies for a pension".
If an application is made for an invalidity or old-age pension, the details of the period of the first 14 calendar days of temporary incapacity for work or quarantine for which compensation for wages, salary or remuneration or reduced salary (reduced remuneration) is due under Section 192 of the Labour Code and which lasted (continues) on the date (after the date) from which payment of the pension is requested shall be entered in point 3 of Part C of the certificate. If more than one such period is involved in the retroactive award of a pension, all of them shall be indicated. If the application is made in advance, the employer is obliged, in accordance with the provisions of Section 35a(3) of Act No 582/1991 Coll., to report any temporary incapacity for work arising subsequently (after the certificate has been sent), which is still in existence on the date of the requested benefit payment, to the Social Security Office subsequently, within 8 days of becoming aware of its occurrence.
Item 4. of Part C. of the certificate is completed (and the ELDP is sent) only if the certificate is made on the basis of a request from the Social Security Administration. If the employer issues the certificate without such a request (only at the employee's request), point 4. is not filled in and the ELDP is sent only after the request is confirmed by the relevant Social Security Institution, or within the time limit set by Section 38(4) of Act No. 582/1991 Coll. (i.e. for the past calendar year).
It is recommended that the employer, who is aware of the employee's intention to apply for an old-age pension, should not wait for a call from the Social Security Office, but should provide the employee with a completed certificate in advance.
If the application is for a widow's/widower's pension, the same applies; however, it is only necessary to complete item 1. of Part C. concerning enforcement deductions. By doing so, the employer will help to simplify and shorten the actual pension procedure.
If the application is for a full/partial disability pension, it is not advisable to provide the employee with this certificate in advance, as the Social Security Office only requires it if the applicant is recognised as disabled.
AVENSIO SW programme
All users payroll and HR software AVENSIO SW can conveniently print out the employer's certificate in question when applying for their employee's pension under Section 83 of Act No. 582/1991 Coll. reports 611109_Retirement application confirmation saved in the menu Main menu - Print reports - Confirmations and reports.
