Another Amendment To The Slovak Labour Code Changing Rules Of Fixed-term Employment

• Published date: 30 June 2020
• Subject Matter: Employment and HR, Employee Benefits & Compensation, Employee Rights/ Labour Relations
• Law Firm: Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
• Author: Mr Peter Devinsky

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 for extending the two-year term limit, e.g. when substituting an employee during parental leave, etc.

Nevertheless, the modification introduced by the Amendment is only applicable during an extraordinary situation, state of distress or state of emergency declared by the...