{"id":11763,"date":"2019-12-04T12:40:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T11:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atena.sk\/blog\/what-social-benefits-does-slovakia-guarantee-you\/"},"modified":"2020-02-12T14:50:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T13:50:30","slug":"what-social-benefits-does-slovakia-guarantee-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atena.sk\/blog\/en\/what-social-benefits-does-slovakia-guarantee-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What social benefits does Slovakia guarantee you?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Is it worth taking a vacation? How much do you get for the maternity leave? In every modern state social systems protect you at various life situations, compensate health problems and provide social benefits. In upcoming period we will compare them with Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Great Britain. Do you know what benefits does Slovakia offer to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overtime work<\/h2>\n\n

Employee can\u00b4t work overtime indefinitely whenever his employer asks him or whenever he agrees to do so. Employee may work maximum for 8 hours overtime within one working week. Also only in period of 4 following calendar months. Employee may work for maximum of 150 hours overtime per year. More than 150 hours, he \/ she may work only if he\/she agrees, but no more than 400 hours per year.<\/p>\n\n

Work at weekends<\/h2>\n\n

Employees on permanent contract or temporary work<\/strong> <\/a>agreement are entitled to extra payment for work on Saturdays and Sundays. From 1 May 2019 the bonus for work on Saturday is set at 50% of the minimum wage per hour, for work on Sunday at 100% of the minimum wage per hour.<\/p>\n\n

Work at night<\/h2>\n\n

From 1 May 2019 extra payment for work at night is set at 40% of the minimum wage per hour (1,196 \u20ac), if the employee is performing a high-risk job<\/strong><\/a>, the bonus is 50% of the minimum wage per hour (bonus of 1,495 \u20ac).<\/p>\n\n

Holiday<\/h2>\n\n

The basic holiday period is at least 4 weeks. An employee who has reached the age 33 by the end of the calendar year concerned, is entitled to 5 weeks of holiday. From 2020, those who have not yet reached the age of 33, but who take care of the child on a permanent basis are also entitled to 5 weeks of holiday. The entitlement to annual leave shall be payable to an employee whose employment relationship with one employer has been continuous throughout the calendar year and who has worked on that employment for at least 60 days per calendar year. The entitlement to the aliquot part of annual leave shall be for each full calendar month of continuous employment of the same employment relationship. It is calculated as 1\/12 of annual leave * 20 days of holiday * number of worked months. <\/p>\n\n

Annual wage suppliment<\/h2>\n\n

An important condition for exempting the 13th salary paid in June is that the amount must be at least equal to the employee’s average monthly earnings. Employment relationship between employee and employer must be at least 24 months continuously by 30 April of the calendar year concerned. To be entitled for 14th salary, employment relationship between employee and employer must be at least 48 months continuously by 31 October of the relevant calendar year. The employer may or may not provide it at any amount.<\/p>\n\n

Sick leave<\/h2>\n\n

An employee may be recognized as temporarily incapable of work because of illness or accident or quarantine. The employer pays the first 10 days of income compensation, from the 11th day it is paid by the social insurance company. About the person’s temporary sick leave decides his general practitioner. <\/p>\n\n

An employee is entitled to compensation for income during a temporary sick leave in the amount of:<\/p>\n\n