In response to the coronavirus crisis, which is seriously
impacting the Slovak economy, the Government of Slovakia has
proposed and the Parliament has passed a second amendment to the
Slovak Labour Code within a short period of time. We provide
information on this topic below. Should you wish to obtain more
details please do not hesitate to contact us.
Amendment to the Slovak Labour Code
The Amendment, which is to come into effect in the coming days,
modifies provisions stipulating fixed-term employment under Act No.
311/2001 Coll., Labour Code, as amended. Under the current
regulation, a fixed-term employment relationship may be agreed for
at most two years and may be extended or renewed at most twice
within this two-year period (by renewing the fixed term of an
employment relationship beginning less than six months after the
end of the previous fixed-term employment relationship between the
same parties). The Labour Code provides only limited options
