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.
You have fallen ill or had an accident and have to stay at home for a few days. Do you know what rules you need to follow during your sick leave?
Fraudulent job offers promising lucrative work abroad are again appearing in Slovakia. How can you spot such fraudulent practices and what to look out for to avoid falling for them?
In the first session of this year’s Parliament, several innovations were adopted that will have an impact on the activities of entrepreneurs. We’ve summarised the most important changes for you in four points.
Career failure – who or what is behind it? Bad boss, colleagues or just bad luck? At the University of California, Morten T. Hansen conducted research on 5,000 employees and managers to discover the reasons for professional failure. Despite the different culture, the research conclusions can be accurately applied to Slovakia.
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
Since 2004, 13 new Member States (including Slovakia) have joined the European Union. During this time, many significant investments have been made in these countries, largely due to the low cost of labour. But how has the situation changed during our EU membership? Are the new Member States still attractive to investors?
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.
