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The problems faced by the citizens there until those unfortunate 6.3 on the Richter scale have not disappeared. Moreover, they only increased.
For those who had work there, it is no longer possible to work from home. What is left of their homes is mostly just for demolition. Despite all the troubles, there are 11,000 blocked citizens there.
In agreement with the Notary Chamber, a recommendation will be made to suspend the issuance of a decision on enforcement to the parties residing or staying in the earthquake-affected areas. All citizens who need it will be provided with free legal aid - announced the Minister of Justice Ivan Malenica, relief for blocked citizens. The government is aware that a large number of people have lost their jobs there. Therefore, they announce the expansion of the scope of measures to preserve jobs.
Minister of Labor Josip Aladrović said that the Management Board of the Croatian Employment Service will hold a session and define criteria that will be more lenient than before. A public work program has been provided for 500 people, which can be increased, and people will be employed to repair the damage from the earthquake - said Minister Aladrović. He added that the process of payment and receipt of requests for recognition of the right to one-time compensation has been accelerated and simplified.
As of Monday, January 4, the government has made it possible for employers to pay non-taxable benefits to all workers who have suffered damage due to the destruction and damage to property caused by a natural disaster. - Following the letter from the Croatian Employers' Association (HUP) to the Government of the Republic of Croatia dated 30 December 2020, in which we request, among other things, a temporary cessation of calculation and payment of income tax and contributions for assistance that employers want to pay to workers affected by the earthquake, we note you that the same has been possible since yesterday from the moment when the Government of the Republic of Croatia declared a catastrophe in the area affected by the earthquake, which adopted this request of HUP - reported from HUP.
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