Over the past few days, there have been a number of important news about new investments in Slovakia. Unfortunately there was also an announcement of plant closures and redundancies. Read an overview of the last few days.
Parliament approves an amendment to the Employment Services Act. Its aim is to increase people’s interest in travelling for work or to simplify the conditions for employing people from third countries. The amendment proposes an increase in several allowances to support labour mobility, as well as the introduction of a new relocation allowance.
For working at night, on weekends and holidays, Slovaks will receive from 1. may much more money than before. Parliament also approves a proposal to introduce 13. and 14. salaries. How will the amendment change the allowances?
For a long time it was only whispered about, but today we already know that Korean Samsung has definitely decided about the fate of its plant in Voderady. After less than 10 years of operation, it is moving the production of LCD modules to a plant in Galanta, 20 km away. Why did the company’s
Unemployment in Slovakia is steadily declining (the registered unemployment rate reached an all-time low of 5.94% in December 2017) and companies are finding it increasingly difficult to fill some positions. The Ministry of Labour is responding to this situation.
In her fifties, a big change came into her life. She lost her job and had to decide what to do next. Ingrid Kuželová (52) picked up the gauntlet, fought back, learned the language, was not afraid of foreign countries and today she is babysitting in Germany. What she experiences in her work, she revealed
Currently, six national projects are being funded by the Human Resources Programme between 2014 and 2020. These projects target all three at-risk groups, namely young people up to 26 years old, the long-term unemployed and people over 50 years old. €280 million is earmarked for projects. More than €1 billion will go to support it
Jaguar Land Rover to build its new production plant in western SlovakiaThis will be the first time that a British carmaker will open a production plant in Slovakia. This announcement follows an agreement between Jaguar Land Rover and the Government of the Slovak Republic. The production plant, which will employ around 2,800 people, is to
New jobs will be added to Tornal (Revúca district). The four investors are expected to offer around 200 jobs. In an area where unemployment is around 25%, every single job is valued.
Jobseekers who are registered as unemployed and going for a job interview can apply for reimbursement of part of their travel costs. According to the Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, travel expenses are expenses for transport by public transport from the place of permanent residence or from the place of temporary residence, and
