Constitutional Court: The change to the Labour Code is suspended

On 15 December 2021, the Slovak Constitutional Court suspended the effective date of the provision of the Labour Code, which introduced a new reason for termination of employment. The legislation provision enables an employer to dismiss an employee…

Proposal for measures called "Kilečko 2"

The Ministry of Economy submitted a bill on measures called "Kilečko 2" and "Kilečko 3". The purpose of the proposed legislative changes is to reduce the excessive regulatory burden on business and thus increase the competitiveness of the business…

Changes in First Aid from 1 July 2021

On 9 June 2021, the Government of the Slovak Republic approved a proposal to change the conditions and extend the period of implementation of the First Aid project aimed to support and maintain jobs during the time of the State of Emergency and the…

Kurzarbeit has passed the first reading

On 24 February 2021, the Government of the Slovak Republic approved a bill that addresses the introduction of a permanent regime of abbreviated work, the so-called kurzarbeit.

Financial Aid to Maintain Jobs has been increased

From February 2021, the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic ("MLSAF SR") through the Anti-Pandemic Package First Aid ++, increased aid to maintain jobs, extended the range of applicants for aid and…

Summary of changes in the Slovak Labour Code from 1 March 2021

Since March 1, 2021, an amendment to the Labor Code will enter into force, which, among other things, addresses issues of the specificity of work from the employee's household and regulates the employee's ability to choose between meal vouchers and…

Subsidies for rental fee

On 9 December 2020 entered into force the Act no. 349/2020 Coll. amending and supplementing Act no. 71/2013 Coll. on Granting Subsidies by the Slovak Ministry of Economy as amended „Amendment“).