The active population in figures

Working conditions

Legal weekly duration

40 hours a week, 8 hours a day and 150 hours a year.
A maximum of 250 hours overtime a year can be done in agreement with the employee.

Retirement age

In general, 62 for women and men.

Working contracts

Employment contracts are regulated by legal clauses and to a lesser degree by collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts are rather rigid. They can be open-ended or of fixed duration (for a maximum of 3 years), part-time or full time.

Cost of labor

Minimum wage

EUR 250

Average wage

Average monthly gross earnings in Slovakia is EUR 550.

Social contributions

Social security contributions paid by employers: 35.2%
Social security contributions paid by employees: 13.4%.

Social partners

Social dialogue and involvement of social partners

After the fall of the communist regime, Slovak unions had to evolve because of political, economic and social changes. They had to
develop as powerful groups representing the workers and also the citizens, defending their interests in a market economy. The former official unions had to transform their internal structure to become autonomous and keep their members. Only a few unions have been created over the past ten years and only four of them still exist today. Only one union is strong enough to defend workers' interests at a national level and guarantee regular meetings with the government and employer organizations. The Confederation of Unions in the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR) is recognized at the national level as representing employees in three-party negotiations. Today the unions have wide negotiating powers. However, the rate of unionization is dropping.

Unions

Confederation of Unions in the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR)
Independent Christian Unions in Slovakia (NKOS)

Unionization rate

The rate of unionization in Slovakia is 30%.

Labor regulation bodies

Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Family (in English)
Federation of Employers' Unions & Associations of the Slovak Republic (AZZZ) (in Slovak)