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Minimum wage also impacts surcharges for night and weekend work.

Government raises salaries within its reach

Lowest wage impacts the population and firms differently.

Peter Adamovsky

Some problems with the Foreigners’ Police continue.

Rules for hiring foreigners are simpler. For exceptions

Despite positive changes, employers still point to some barriers preventing more effective and simpler recruitment of foreign workers.

Radka Minarechová

Attract a future employer with a digital CV

A new Slovak start-up offers an innovation in the interview process.

Nina Hrabovská Francelová

Non-Bratislavans earn more than the natives

Young people can have a big chance of becoming rich in Slovakia, regardless of their parents' status.

Compiled by Spectator staff

Government accelerates hiring from abroad

The Labour Ministry introduced a list of job positions in short supply which should become subject to a shorter recruitment process: from six to three months.

Peter Adamovsky

Cure for lack of workers: foreigners and automation

HR experts agree that Slovak companies will struggle with the lack of qualified workers and high number of vacancies.

Radka Minarechová

Shortfall of qualified workers depresses the Slovak labour market

Experts find a way out by reshaping the education scheme.

Jana Liptáková

Automation – an opportunity or a threat?

The search is underway for talent to fill jobs that do not even exist today.

Average wage is expected to increase to above €1,000 in 2018

Lack of qualified labour drives up wages.

Jana Liptáková

Lack of labour force: Is employing people over 50 an answer?

Older people can bring added value to a job.

Why do people want to change jobs? The survey gives an answer

A poll finds that the number of people dissatisfied with their jobs has been increasing, often quitting and finding new work.

Compiled by Spectator staff

Who are the top employers of 2017?

This year respondents changed priorities when choosing the most attractive employers.

Compiled by Spectator staff

Women receive lower pensions

But the differences are still lower than in most EU countries.

Radka Minarechová

The system of calculating pensions will change.

Valorisation mechanism changes

But not everybody is satisfied with some of the latest changes.

Radka Minarechová

The number of workers sent from Slovakia to other EU countries is increasing.

Unfair practices or a market advantage?

Slovak companies see lower local wages to be one of a few competitive advantages.

Jana Liptáková

There are several factors behind the decisions of Slovaks to come back from abroad.

Migration finally reverses

Slovaks return home due to fixed travel time, family interests, sentimentality, but also to utilize experience gained from abroad.

Peter Adamovsky

Less money and missing links await expats upon return

Though life as a stranger in a foreign country is not easy, the return home also presents expats with certain obstacles, says Andrea Sadloňová, a returnee to Slovakia, in an interview.

Peter Adamovsky