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Normal working time working time of an employee shall be 40 hours. An employee´s average weekly working time including overtime may not exceed 48 hours. There are certain exceptions of the given rule related to the planning of working time, nature of work, age of an employee. Exceptions of the rule conditioned by the planning of working time: An employee

Overtime work Overtime work is work performed by an employee by order of the employer or with their consent, beyond the determined weekly working time arising from the predetermined distribution of working time, and performed outside the scope of the timetable of work shifts. With regard to an employee with reduced working time, overtime work is work exceeding their weekly

Working time documentation The employer is obliged to keep records of working time, overtime, night work, active part and inactive part of the employee's working time so that the commencement and the end of the time period in which the employee performed work or ordered, or agreed standby time was recorded. During a temporary assignment, the employer keeps records pursuant

Act on cross-border co-operation in the posting of workers Act on ilicit work and ilicit employment Act on labour inspection Act on OSH Labour code

Undeclared work liability The term "undeclared work" is not defined in Slovak legislation. The most relevant legal reference is provided by the Act on illicit work and illicit employment (Act No. 82/2005 Coll.). The law defines illicit work as dependent work performed by a natural person for a legal entity or sole proprietor, where: (i) there is no labour-law or

Asserting claims A hosting employee who considers that his or her rights or legitimate interests are affected by non-compliance with the conditions of posting to the territory of the Slovak Republic may file a complaint directly or through employee representatives to the competent Labour Inspection Authority or may apply to court and seek legal protection. A complaint against an employer

Liaison office As the Posting of Workers Directive requires EU countries to cooperate and share information, national liaison offices and authorities have been set up in each country. They monitor the terms and conditions of employment. They are contact points for:  authorities from other Member States,  companies that post workers,  posted workers themselves. Slovak liaison office : National labour inspectorate Address: Masarykova 10, 040 01 Košice,

Useful links The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic is responsible for employment support, social care and functioning of the pension scheme. It is an important state administration body for the social-legal protection of children and family policy coordination. https://www.employment.gov.sk/en/ Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family is a statutory institution that provides services

Social partners Confederation of Trade Unions http://kozsr.sk/ The National Union of Employers (NUE) is the biggest employers organization in Slovakia, which associates two thirds of employers producing 70 percent of GDP and 80 percent of the Slovak export. The NUE was established on 30th March 2004 in Bratislava with the intent to protect common employers´ interests, business rights and citizens

Equal treatment of men and women and prohibition of discrimination Women and men shall have the right to equal treatment with regard to access to employment, remuneration and promotion, vocational training, and working conditions. For women working conditions shall be secured that enable them participation at work with regard to their physiological preconditions and with regard to their social function