Cziria, Ludovít
Slovakia: Latest working life developments – Q3 2016
24 Октомври 2016
Differences between social partners on a proposal to increase the minimum wage, demands by industrial trade unions for higher wages and strike action by teachers are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Slovakia in the third quarter of 2016.
Slovakia: Latest working life developments – Q2 2016
29 Август 2016
Collective agreements in the metal industry, the settlement of a dispute in a transport company, a new law on posting of workers and figures on workplace accidents are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Slovakia in the second quarter of 2016.
Slovakia: Developments in working life – Q1 2016
05 Мај 2016
Nurses handing in their notices in a protest over wages, teachers protesting about wages and changes in the education system, the Constitutional Court’s decision on the law on extending collective agreements, law reforms to protect workers’ health, and research on undeclared work are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Slovakia in the first quarter of 2016.
Slovakia: Collective bargaining in the public sector
02 Февруари 2016
Collective bargaining in Slovakia’s public sector is regulated by the Collective Bargaining Act, the Labour Code and by laws governing the civil service and public service. Legislation specifies the scope of collective bargaining in multi-employer and single-employer agreements, but the main issues are working time, wages, paid holidays, severance pay, discharge benefits and the Social Fund’s resources.
Slovakia: Metal sector concludes multi-employer agreement 2015–2016
10 Август 2015
OZ Kovo, the metalworkers' union, is the biggest trade union association in the private sector and collective agreements in the mechanical engineering sector belong to the most important agreements in the industry.
On 19 May 2015, the ...
Slovakia: Employment continues to grow
09 Јули 2015
Employment increased steadily in Slovakia during 2014, particularly in the manufacturing and services sectors.
Slovakia: Wage equality for temporary agency workers under new rules
25 Јуни 2015
New rules aimed at ensuring wage equality for temporary workers came into effect on 1 March 2015, when changes were made to Slovakia’s Labour Code.
Slovakia: Wages continue their upward trajectory
22 Јуни 2015
Wages in Slovakia continued to rise in the fourth quarter of 2014, with the biggest increases in manufacturing and education.
Collective bargaining rules set to change again
06 Јануари 2014
A long-running dispute in Slovakia has centred on the extension of
multi-employer collective agreements, which is regulated by Act No. 2/1991
(in Slovakian, 164 KB PDF) [1] on collective bargaining. The subject has
caused friction between representatives of employers and the trade unions.
[1] http://www.stuba.sk/new/docs/stu/informacie_pre/zamestnancov/odbory/2-1991KV2007.pdf
Employers reject proposed increase in minimum wage
15 Октомври 2013
The minimum wage level comes into effect on 1 January each year and is valid
for the full calendar year. It applies to all employees, branches of industry
and regions. In 2013, the minimum wage was set at €337.70 per month and
€1.94 per hour. Since 1 January 2013, the minimum wage has also applied to
workers who perform work externally for employers by agreement.