Jozef Petrík with his son Pavol Petrík in the back. (source: Courtesy of Europersonal)
When Volvo opens its new plant producing fully electric cars in the Valaliky industrial park near Košice in 2026, it is thought that many Slovaks from the east of the country who currently work in Bratislava could move back to their home regions to take up new jobs with the Swedish carmaker and its suppliers. This, in turn, would leave their current employers with a slew of vacancies that need to be filled quickly, and a potential headache for HR companies.
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But Jozef Petrík, general director and chairman of the board of directors of EPF Group, and head of the Europersonal group, says that for his company such a situation would be a challenge to be embraced.
“We do not perceive situations like this negatively, as they force us to find new ways to get new workers for vacant positions,” Petrík said.
The Slovak Spectator spoke with Jozef Petrík about the current situation on the Slovak labour market, labour leasing, an ageing population, and the challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
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