News - Slovakia

1. Companies obliged to announce free positions

   Slovakia 6/10/2019 4:06:55 PM

   to the Slovak Labor Office. Since April last year companies are obliged to publish the basic salary of the advertised job position. Starting in January, employers must fulfill more duties in order to execute a proper recruitment.

2. Companies obliged to announce free positions to the Slovak Labor Office

   Slovakia 5/16/2019 8:13:45 AM

   Since April last year companies are obliged to publish the basic salary of the advertised job position. Starting in January, employers must fulfill more duties in order to execute a proper recruitment.

3. U.S. Steel won't be on sale, on contrary new investment of 130 mil Euro is in move

   Slovakia 5/15/2019 3:16:38 PM

   The biggest employer in the east of Slovakia, U.S. Steel Kosice will build a new production line. In Kosice they want to produce special electrotechnical plates from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

4. Holiday Vouchers in practice - Slovakia 2019

   Slovakia 5/15/2019 3:14:11 PM

   In case you have a company with more than 49 employees and your employee is working for you more than two years, you are obliged under the new legislation valid from January 2019 to pay him a holiday allowance in case he has spent at least 2 nights in a hotel on the territory of Slovakia. This allowance is a per year maximum 275€ or maximum 55% of the effective costs stated on the invoice for such stay.

5. Labour Costs Slovakia

   Slovakia 4/24/2019 9:38:07 AM

   In case you want to expand to a foreign country, naturally one of the first questions that pop-up.. What about the labour costs ? In this article we would like to give a structured introduction in case of Slovakia.

6. Presidential elections in Slovakia

   Slovakia 4/17/2019 8:53:48 AM

   30.03.2019 - First female president in Slovakia. The lady who set the expectations very high - Zuzana Caputova. Political newcomer beated the current Eurocommissaris Maros Sefcovic.

7. Notarial and documentary services guide for Slovakia

   Slovakia 4/27/2016 12:29:03 PM

   Documents, certificates, letters and notes available from the British Embassy Bratislava.

8. Reverse Charge Extended To Foreign Entities In Slovakia

   Slovakia 1/4/2016 1:05:52 PM

   The domestic reverse charge will be extended to foreign entities in Slovakia under section 69 of the 222/2004 Slovakian VAT act as from 1 January 2016

9. Leave Entitlements And Balances In Slovakia Explained

   Slovakia 10/22/2015 8:44:57 AM

   Correctly identifying or balancing leave entitlements in Slovakia can be a complicated process, particularly for employers who are unfamiliar with local legislation.

10. Slovakia Elects Independent President, Andrej Kiska

    Slovakia 4/7/2014 8:13:01 AM

    Andrej Kiska has beaten Prime Minister Robert Fico in the presidential elections, making him the first truly independent president in the country’s modern-day history to be elected to office, providing hope that the country might finally be freeing itself from political groups and their hidden sponsors

11. Two Chinese Automotive Firms Eyeing Slovakia

    Slovakia 3/12/2014 1:59:52 PM

    Two potential Chinese investments from the automotive sector could be heading to Slovakia, according to reports in today’s newspapers, with the possibility of yet another car plant being located here.

12. Fitch Affirms Slovakia at 'A+'; Outlook Stable

    Slovakia 3/12/2014 1:58:02 PM

    LONDON, February 28 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Slovakia's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'A+' with Stable Outlooks. The issue ratings on Slovakia's senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been affirmed at 'A+'. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at 'AAA' and the Short-term foreign currency IDR at 'F1'.

13. Industry grew again in December

    Slovakia 3/3/2014 9:26:08 AM

    INDUSTRY in Slovakia in December 2013 again saw double-digit growth. The data of the Statistics Office show that industrial production in the last month of 2013, excluding the impact of working days, grew 12.2 percent year-on-year, slowing from 12.6 percent in November. This was only the second double-digit growth rate of the Slovak industry over the past year and one of the highest monthly growth rates in recent years, the SITA newswire reported.

14. Q4 GDP marks fastest pace of expansion in over a year

    Slovakia 3/3/2014 9:24:54 AM

    SLOVAKIA will be the second fastest growing economy of the Eurozone and will contribute to Europe’s overall economic recovery, which according to the recent winter 2014 forecast of the European Commission (EC), “began in the second quarter of 2013 and is expected to continue spreading across countries and gain strength, while at the same time becoming more balanced”.

15. Changes In Residence And Employment Of Foreign Nationals In Slovakia

    Slovakia 3/3/2014 9:23:14 AM

    On 3 December 2013, an amendment to the Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on Residence of Foreign Nationals and Act 5/2004 Coll. on Employment Services was approved and will be effective from 1 January 2014.

16. Slovakia: Credit Crunch? What Credit Crunch!

    Slovakia 3/5/2009

    Productivity in the region has not always been high, but the Slovakian economy has a greater chance of improving in the face of the credit crunch than longer established economies such as the UK.