Compensation for loss of earnings after the end of incapacity for work: cleavage between the Civil Code and the Labour Code

Abstract

The loss or reduction of earning capacity due to personal injury entitles the injured person to compensation for loss of earnings after the end of their incapacity for work. One form of such compensation is a recurrent cash pension, which is the subject of this article. Determining the fair amount of the pension is generally not a simple discipline, and the whole matter is further complicated by the two-track legislation contained in Act No 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code, as amended, and Act No 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code, as amended. The article aims to summarize the current legislation as a whole and point out the deviations or deficiencies in the mentioned legal regulations that the current legal theory and practice face.