OKIN BPS Support for New Starters (Foreigners)

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We prefer to accommodate our newcomers in Lowcost Hotel Ostrava:

http://lowcost-hotel-ostrava.hotel.cz/accommodation/.

Accommodation package in the hotel:

· 1^st month – 100% paid by the employer, 0% paid by the employee,

· Any other month 100% paid by the employee

The contribution of over 3 500 CZK is liable to tax.

Public transport from the hotel to the offices:

· OKIN BPS, Českobratrská 3321/46, NORDICA

Tram: from ÚMOb Jih to Stodolní (or Důl Jindřich),

· OKIN BPS, Hornopolní 3308/40, ORCHARD

Tram, bus, trolleybus: from ÚMOb Jih to Pivovar (or Hornopolní).

For the exact details regarding the best connections and changes, please check: http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/ostrava/spojeni/.

Comparison of the costs of rented flats in Ostrava:

· One bedroom: monthly rent between 4 000 CZK and 6 000 CZK = 160 EUR – 240 EUR excluding the bills and facility management fees,

· Two bedrooms: monthly rent between 6 000 CZK and 10 000 CZK = 240 EUR – 400 EUR excluding the bills and facility management fees.

Restaurants

Ostrava offers a wide range of restaurants. You can find white-table cloth restaurants, brasserie-type restaurants, pizzerias, sushi, fast food, etc. Whether you would like to enjoy traditional Czech food, regional specialties or international cuisine, Ostrava has everything you are looking for.

All information about places to eat can be found on the following link: http://www.ostrava.cz/en/turista/sluzby/stravovani?set_language=en

The main street for enjoying dinner and having a great time close to Nordica building is the Stodolní Street. It boasts over 70 bars and restaurants in an area covering just a few blocks. Other dining establishments with cuisine from around the world are spread throughout the city. Fast food restaurants are concentrated in the center and in the city shopping malls.

Of course, no visit to Ostrava would be complete without a pint of the local beer, “Ostravar” and other brands.

Basic prices of dishes:

Soup 20-40 CZK

Lunch 80-120 CZK

Fish and chips 180 CZK

Steak, 150 g 250 CZK

Salad, 300 g 150 CZK

Pasta carbonara, 300 g 150 CZK

Pizza, 300 g 100-180 CZK

Dessert 35 CZK

Pancake with ice cream and fruits 70 CZK

Draught beer, ½ liter 20-50 CZK

Bottled water, 0,2 dcl 20 CZK

Bottled soft drinks, 0,2 dcl 35 CZK

Black coffee with milk and sugar 35 CZK

Whisky 0,4 cl 50 CZK

White rum 0,4 cl 50 CZK

White wine, 0,2 dcl 50 CZK

Red wine, 0,2 dcl 50 CZK

Shopping

Ostrava is the shopping centre of the region. You can find here small specialized shops, supermarkets and shopping malls. Small markets with fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers are located here as well.

In Ostrava you can also find the largest bookshop in the whole country. The bookstore is spread over 4 floors, covering 3 000 sq. m, with Czech, foreign, classical, and specialized literature, as well as magazines and journals, postcards, calendars and textbooks (http://www.knihcentrum-ostrava.cz/).

Oxford Bookshop you can find on link http://www.megabooks.cz/prodejny/oxford-bookshop/ostrava/.

Karolina is the newest shopping centre including a cinema, cafés etc. It is the most modern shopping and entertaintment centre in the Czech Republic.

For more information check: http://www.nova-karolina.cz/clanky/obchody-a-znacky/?lng=en.

You can visit the Avion Shopping Park shopping center with many specialized shops including IKEA. More information on www.ostrava.avionshoppingpark.cz.

The Futurum shopping centre is another option for shopping.

For more information check www.futurumostrava.cz.

Average Prices of Essentials

Items

CZK

Items

CZK

Bread, 1 kg

Instant coffee, 100 g

100

Wholemeal bread, 1 kg

Black tea, 20 teabags in box

Roll or bun, 1 pc

Fruit tea, 20 teabags in box

Cereal roll, 1 pc

Green tea, 20 teabags in box

Hot dog

Still water, 1,5 litre bottle

Butter, 250 g

Carbonated Water, 1,5 litre bottle

Vegetable fat, 250 g

Flavoured water, 1,5 litre bottle

Milk, semi-skimmed, 1 litre

Coca-Cola, 2 litre bottle

Sliced cheese, 100 g

20-35

Beer, 1/2 litre bottle

Soft cheese, 100 g

White wine, 0,75 l bottle

100

Sliced ham, 100 g

Red wine, 0,75 l bottle

130

Sliced dry salami, 100 g

20-35

Toilet paper, 1 package

Frankfurter, 100 g

20-50

Washing powder, 4 kg

300

Sausage, 100 g

20-50

Softener, 1 litre

Pasta, 500 g

20-45

Soap, 1 pc

Rice, 500 g

Shower gel, 400 ml

Items

CZK

Items

CZK

Sunflower oil, 1 litre

Shampoo, 400 ml

Olive oil, 1 litre

200

Potatoes, 1 kg

Tomatoes, 1 kg

Peppers, 1 kg

Onion, 1 kg

Garlic, 1 kg

150

Cucumber, 1 pc

Apples, 1 kg

Lemons, 1 kg

Oranges, 1 kg

Health and Social Care

As an emlpoyee of a Czech company you are registered at local insurance companies. The employees of OKIN BPS division are registered at Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna (VZP). This insurance covers the primary health care.

Please check with your local authority the legal requirements in your country.

Foreign employees can make registration at a General Practitioner MUDr. Jiří Henzl. His office is placed on Bieblova St. No. 2, in Ostrava, phone contact: +420 596 623 462 or General Practitioner MUDr. René Ehl. His office is placed on Lechowiczova street No. 2, in Ostrava, phone contact: +420 596 611 667.

Medicine prescribed by a doctor is to be collected at the pharmacy. The basic prescription fee amounting to 30 CZK per prescription is paid by the patient. Patients contribute a certain percentage of the fee, depending on the medication prescribed.

List of pharmacies in Ostrava: http://www.lekarny-lekarna.cz/mesto-ostrava/.

The following link leads to basic information on the health care services that are available to foreign nationals in the Czech Republic. These pages are primarily designed for use by foreigners coming from so-called third ”countries“ (i.e. countries that are not one of the European Union’s member states, members of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland). These pages are meant to serve the needs of both those who are just staying in the Czech Republic for a shorter period of time as well as the needs of those who are planning a longer term stay in the Czech Republic.

Emergency Health Service

· Adults, children and stomatologist – phone number: +420 596 191 111.

· Ambulance car – phone number: +420 596 612 111.

· Emergency Service for adults at 5 Varenská, Ostrava is available 24x7.

· Emergency Service for children at 6 Janovského, Ostrava is available from 4.30 p.m. till 6.30 a.m. during working days and continuously during weekends and bank holidays.

· Emergency Dentist Service at 5 Varenská, Ostrava, is available from 6.00 p.m. till 6.00 a.m. during working days and continuously during weekends and bank holidays.

Hospitals

Ostrava City Hospital, Městská nemocnice Ostrava, příspěvková organizace, 20 Nemocniční, Ostrava, GSP 49°49'58.300" N, 18°16'29.795" E.

The pharmacy is open from 7.00 a.m. till 4.00 p.m. and from 6.00 p.m. till 7.00 a.m. as a part of the emergency service.

The Ostrava University Hospital, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, 1790, 17.listopadu Str., Ostrava-Poruba, GSP: 49˚49´36” N / 18˚09´40” E.

The pharmacy is located in building A of the health centre and is opened from 7.30 a.m. till 3.30 p.m.

Ostrava-Vítkovice Hospital, Vítkovická nemocnice, 1192/15 Zalužanského, Ostrava-Vítkovice, GSP. 49°48'53.244" N, 18°16'7.497" E.

Social Security

Every employee is, once joining OKIN BPS, registered at the Social welfare and will receive EČP (Evidenční číslo pojištěnce). This is a number that is unique to every single person and refers to your ID number in the social security.

This is a compulsory fund that serves its purpose for providing you with payments during the employee´s illness, a female employee maternity leave / male employee parental leave as well as unemployment benefits. and the pension contribution and other.

Please check with your local authority the legal requirements in your country.

Income Tax

15 % income tax is being deducted from the monthly salary up to 100 TCZK gross, 15 % + 7% income tax is being deducted from the monthly salary which exceed 100 TCZK gross and are paid to the Czech Revenue office.

Various discounts and/or bonuses may apply according to your status (student, single, married, married with children, resident, non-resident….).

The income tax is automatically deducted from your salary by the payroll.

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