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Employment news from Slovakia
Average wage is expected to increase to above €1,000 in 2018
Lack of qualified labour drives up wages.
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.
Who are the top employers of 2017?
This year respondents changed priorities when choosing the most attractive employers.
Women receive lower pensions
But the differences are still lower than in most EU countries.
Valorisation mechanism changes
But not everybody is satisfied with some of the latest changes.
Unfair practices or a market advantage?
Slovak companies see lower local wages to be one of a few competitive advantages.
Migration finally reverses
Slovaks return home due to fixed travel time, family interests, sentimentality, but also to utilize experience gained from abroad.
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.
Minimum wage in Slovakia to rise from January
The minimum wage in Slovakia will be hiked to €480, from the beginning of next year.
Slovak jobseekers have better English than Czechs and Hungarians
A study by a job-procuring website found that Slovaks beat their neighbours in knowledge of English.
Rules for illegal labour will be less strict
The change is considered a welcomed compromise.
Government to attract people back from the UK
It expects that dozens of thousands of people may return, but experts have doubts about the plan.
Blog: Millennials through the eyes of leaders
What motivates millennials and what are their strengths and weaknesses?
The Interior Ministry wants to tighten labour restrictions for foreigners
Ministry says some non-EU citizens enroll in language course to work here.
Dual education still ironing out the bugs
Cooperation between companies and schools should help diminish the lack of qualified workforce in key industries.
Labour offices register graduates for less than six months
The most unemployed graduates were in Prešov Region, followed by Košice and Žilina.
Robots are coming to Slovak industry
There are already more than 1 million robots registered throughout the world.
Employers struggle to find workers
The employment of some jobless being thwarted by their poor education, the ineffective support of regions and barriers to doing business, PAS report suggests.
Firms ready to increase wages
They are expected to grow the most in trade and distribution, information technologies, and the automotive sector, and the least in the banking and energy sectors.
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