Self-employed workers (Directive 2010/41/EU and some relevant provisions of the Recast Directive)

• Author: Koldinská, Kristina
• Pages: 46-49

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8Self-employed workers (Directive 2010/41/EU and some relevant

provisions of the Recast Directive)

8.1General (legal) context

8.1.1Surveys and reports on the specific difficulties of self-employed workers

The author is not aware of any studies on the specific difficulties of self-employed

workers.

8.1.2Other issues

There are no specific issues to report.

8.1.3Overview of national acts

The most relevant acts are the following:

Act No. 198/2009 Coll., the Anti-Discrimination Act;65

Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code;

Act No. 455/1991 Coll., the Trade Licensing Act;

Act No. 435/2004 Coll., the Employment Act;

Act No. 155/1995 Coll., on pension insurance;

Act No. 187/2006 Coll., on sickness insurance;

Act No. 48/1997 Coll., on health insurance;

Act No. 349/1999 Coll., on the public defender of rights; and

Act No. 586/1992 Coll., on income tax.

8.1.4Political and societal debate and pending legislative proposals

There is no political or societal debate and no pending legislative proposals on this issue.

8.2Implementation of Directive 2010/41/EU

The Directive has been implemented through the following acts:

Act No. 198/2009 Coll., the Anti-Discrimination Act;

Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code;66

Act No. 455/1991 Coll., the Trade Licensing Act;67

Act No. 435/2004 Coll., the Employment Act;68

Act No. 155/1995 Coll., on pension insurance;69

Act No. 187/2006 Coll., on sickness insurance;70

Act No. 48/1997 Coll., on health insurance;71

Act No. 349/1999 Coll., on the public defender of rights;72 and

Act No. 586/1992 Coll., on income tax.73

65Zákon č. 198/2009 Sb., o rovném zacházení a o právních prostedcích ochrany ped diskriminací ao zmn

nkterých zákon (antidiskriminační zákon). Available at: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2009-198.

66Zákon č. 89/2012 Sb., občanský zákoník. Available at: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2012-89.

67Zákon č. 455/1991 Sb., o živnostenském podnikání (živnostenský zákon). Available at:

https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1991-455.

68Zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zamstnanosti. Available at: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2004-435.

69Zákon č. 155/1995 Sb., o dchodovém pojištní. Available at: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1995-155.

70Zákon č. 187/2006 Sb., o nemocenském pojištní. Available at: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2006-187.

71Zákon č. 48/1997 Sb., o veejném zdravotním pojištní a o zmn a doplnní nkterých souvisejících

zákon. Available at: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1997-48.

72Zákon č. 89/2012 Sb., občanský zákoník. Available at: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2012-89.

73Zákon č. 586/1992 Sb., občanský zákoník. Available at: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1992-586.