What is employee mobility?
Mobility of teachers and staff means travel or travel abroad or to another location for professional development, teaching, training, meetings with partners or other work assignments in the framework of international projects and cooperation.
What rules apply to mobility
Employee mobility is a business trip according to the Labour Code and our internal regulation on travel allowances. This means that:
- the employee is sent by the faculty or university to perform work tasks outside his/her normal workplace,
- mobility can be both domestic and international (Erasmus+ only international),
- entitlements to reimbursement are governed by the Labour Code and the Travel Allowances Directive.
- if you are interested in going on a teaching stay or training course, please contact the Foreign Department of the JAMU Faculty of Arts well in advance.
What you can gain during mobility
For the duration of your service:
- Reimbursement of travel expenses
- public transport fares in the amount proven,
- for a private vehicle, compensation according to the legal rates (e.g. per km of driving and fuel consumed), an agreement must be signed for the use of a private car,
- Meals and foreign meal allowances
- according to the length of the working trip,
- foreign meal allowance for mobility outside the Czech Republic is determined by law,
- Reimbursement of accommodation expenses
- accommodation incurred in connection with the performance of work duties will be reimbursed on the basis of receipts,
- Necessary incidental expenses
- e.g. parking, insurance, taxis in justified cases, etc.
Erasmus+ Mobility
The Erasmus+ programme offers the possibility for teachers and staff of universities to carry out teaching and training stays of 2 days to 2 months (teaching for a minimum of 8 hours per week or shorter). The recommended length of mobility for teachers/employees of the HF JAMU is 1 week. It can also be done as a combined mobility, i.e. a combination of a physical trip with a virtual component.
Types of mobility
It enables teaching staff from higher education institutions to teach at a partner higher education institution abroad. The list of partner schools of the HF JAMU, where it is possible to go for a teaching stay, can be found here. Teaching staff, including doctoral students who are already employed at the school, can go on a teaching stay.
It can be taken at an ECHE partner higher education institution or at any public or private organisation active in the labour market or in the field of education and youth work.
Duties
Erasmus+ trips for teachers or staff are governed by the academic year, so you need to apply in advance.
Procedure after mobility approval:
- completing a Travel Order and obtaining approval from the Head of Department,
- agreement on transport and accommodation in accordance with the principle of economy (Article 3(2) of the Directive),
- conclusion and approval of a Teaching/Training Agreement between JAMU and the receiving institution,
- a request for an advance on travel expenses (up to a maximum of the estimated expenditure under Section 9 of the Directive),
- issuing the Erasmus+ Grant Agreement and signing it at the External Relations Department of the Rector’s Office of JAMU.
Without exception, the internal application for the following academic year must be submitted to the Foreign Department of the JAMU Faculty of Arts by the date set by them.
- Submission of the travel allowance statement with original documents within 10 working days of return (§ 22 of the Directive),
- Presentation of a Certificate of Attendance or Confirmation of Mobility confirming the stay,
- completing the EU Survey (the final Erasmus+ online report, which looks like spam at first glance, but is not spam),
- conclusion of mobility and settlement of travel reimbursements at the cash desk of the Rector’s Office of JAMU.
Example of an EU Survey email
