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Employment news from Slovakia
The government’s priority is to keep existing workplaces and create new ones
Employers call for a more flexible Labour Code.
Largest companies that help search for jobs or employees: 2020
More than just well-known names placed on the list of the 10 largest employment agencies in Slovakia.
Employers report gloomy hiring plans for the third quarter of 2020
Hiring plans weaken in all industry sectors, regions and organisation size categories.
Blog: Job search in the times of the coronavirus? Not impossible
Pharmacists, sales people and teachers are in demand in Slovakia.
What jobs do Slovaks apply for most often?
Media jobs dominated ahead of administrative work in 2019.
Robots may replace one-third of jobs
The most endangered positions are in the west.
Kiska’s party would have great potential
If the president decided to establish his own party, he would gain the support of 40 percent of voters.
It’s confirmed: The average wage exceeded €1,000 last year
The average wage was realised mostly by the capital and its surroundings.
Is cooperation with the self-employed illegal?
There are no statistics on forced and unforced relationships with self-employed persons in Slovakia.
These were the trends on the Slovak labour market
What did 2018 bring in career and employment in Slovakia?
Employers and jobseekers do not speak the same language
Even with an insufficient labour force, companies could fill some positions if they offered better salaries and bonuses.
New recruitment rules for foreigners bring simplifications but also new obligations
Introducing the changes on paper is not enough. It is necessary to make them happen in reality, too, the representatives of BSCs say.
Who were the top employers last year?
The decisive factors were not only money.
What is the worst question Slovaks have to answer at job interviews?
Jobseekers cannot stand the question about their future plans.
Less Slovaks want to work in the UK
The number of job applicants for these jobs has dropped by 58 percent.
Slovakia goes easier on foreigners, but not easy enough
Current policies only partially solve problems, observer says.
Hockey player Šatan ends his career
One of the most successful Slovak ice hockey players also entered the Hall of Fame.
The most problematic change: work surcharges
New measures introduced within the Labour Code amendment are expected to be employee-friendly, but observers question their impact.
Slovaks experience boom in income
Low-income households gets the opportunity for a better life.
New generations enter job market
Millennians and Generation Z want more freedom.
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