Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Slovak Republic as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Slovak Republic: Unionists at Košice steelworks ready to call a strike
: Trade unions at the long-troubled US Steel Košice works have announced a strike alert …
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Slovak Republic: GDPR hinders communication between trade unions and employees, says major employer
The management of Dell SRO has informed the company union that the GDPR prevents the free communication between the union and individual employees …
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Slovak Republic: Labour inspectorate issues interpretation on vaccination of employees
The National Labour Inspectorate still maintains that exclusion from the workplace due to non-vaccination is discriminatory on the grounds that unvaccinated people are a protected group in themselves …
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Slovak Republic: Labour inspectorate issues interpretation on vaccination of employees
The National Labour Inspectorate (NLI) has issued its opinion claiming that employer requests for information about vaccination status are unlawful …
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Slovak Republic: Amendments to the Labour Code
A range of amendments have recently been made to the Labour Code, most of which have now been brought into force …
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Slovak Republic: Deadline now
According to the 2018 Act No …
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Slovak Republic: Government to increase minimum wage in 2021
The government has proposed to increase the monthly minimum wage next year from €580 (US$681) to €623 (US$732) …
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Slovak Republic: Fixed-term relaxed
The normal two-year maximum for the fixed-term employment contracts (including renewals) has been modified …
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Slovak Republic: Double taxation agreements with the Czech Republic and South Korea
Amended double taxation agreements have just been established between Slovakia and both the Czech Republic and South Korea …
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Slovak Republic: 71/1992 Coll. Act on court fees
Court fees have now been removed in disputes relating to employment relationships, provided the plaintiff does not act for themselves (Amendment to Act no …
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Slovak Republic: Gazettes regulation setting payment deadline for March, May employer social contributions
If a company’s turnover has fallen by more than 40%, then the deadline for social security contributions (including social insurance premiums and compulsory pension insurance) made by employers for the months of March to May 2020 will be the 31st of December 2020 …
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Slovak Republic: Government to introduce kurzarbeit to help its economy
At a recent meeting of the Economic and Social Council, the government recommended the introduction of a German-style kurzarbeit system …
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Slovak Republic: New gross minimum monthly & hourly pay
The new gross minimum monthly pay for an employee in Slovakia has increased to €580 (US$647) and the minimum hourly wage to €3 …
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Slovak Republic: Sports voucher
The Labour Code has been amended to allow employers to contribute to the sporting activities of employees’ children …
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Slovak Republic: Annual leave for employees under the age of 33
Employees under the age of 33 are now allowed a minimum of five weeks annual leave if they care for one or more children on a permanent basis …
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