Employment Law Slovakia

Course Outline:

Learn the intricacies of Slovakian Employment Law and gain an understanding of HR practices in Slovakia.

This employment law training course provides participants with a good understanding of the pattern of employment regulation as well as specific information on the domestic employment laws in Slovakia.

You will leave with a working knowledge of local employment law and practice, an understanding of important cultural differences and working practices and the know-how to advise colleagues on the law.

Key Learning Outcomes:

1.    Slovak labour law essentials

• Fundamental principles (non-discrimination, equal treatment, data protection, right to collective bargaining…)
• Legal framework (applicable legal regulation)
• Acting on behalf of employer in employment law relations (statutory representation vs. representation under POA)
• Dependant work of employees vs. activities performed for employer by the contractors

2.    Contracting the employees

• Basic rules for recruitment, probationary period
• Contractual freedom in labour law (what is allowed and what is not – “numerous clauses principle”)
• Mandatory provisions + typical voluntary clauses of the employment contract (confidentiality, non-compete clauses, IP clauses…)
• Further agreements on work permittable under the Slovak Labour Code

3.    Managing the employees 

• Elementary rights and obligations of both employer and employee
• Work from office vs. telework vs. home office
• Working time (incl. overtime work and emergency work) vs. vacation 
• Occupational health and safety at work, liability of employee for damages

4.    Protecting the interests of employees

• Change of working conditions, binding force of internal policies of employer
• Collective agreements and their significance for employees
• Employees' representatives and their basal role 
• Court protection of employees, incl. statutory protection of whistleblowers

5.    Special circumstances

• Temporary assignment of employees
• Transfer of employees and its imperatives
• Organisational changes by employer (incl. collective redundancy)
• Limitation or close of operations of employer due to extraordinary event (e.g. pandemic)

6.    Terminating the employees

• Termination agreement
• Violation of working discipline vs. dissatisfactory performance of working tasks
• Termination reasons for employer
• Employment termination by employee