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Civil service office abolished

11 September 2006
The EIRO industrial relations observatory reports that the Slovak Civil Service Office will be abolished only four years after being set up. Critics argue that the abolition will leave the Slovak civil service more open to political interference. The Office was only established in 2002 with a number of key responsibilities covering ethics, performance appraisal and vocational training. With the abolition of the office departmental managers will have more discretion over human resource management Read more at > EIRO (EN)

Health workers take action over pay

15 April 2006
Doctors and nurses’ unions in Slovakia took strike action on 6 April to press for a 25% increase in pay. They also want a halt to setting up of hospitals as joint stock companies which they say is in fact privatisation. The unions want to ensure that healthcare is available for all and are calling for increased funding. Read more at > Slovak news agency Read more at > Reuters news agency

5% and 6% pay increases in public sector

18 February 2006
A new collective agreement running for 12 months from 1 January 2006 provides for a 5% increase in pay for civil servants. It also allows from some local negotiations, particularly on working time so that it is possible to cut the standard 40-hour working week by up to 2½ hours. Longer paid leave can also be negotiated at local level. Read more at > EIRO Meanwhile the 300,000 public sector employees who don’t have civil service status should see an increase in basic pay of 6% from 1 July. Read more at > EIRO

Minimum wage rises by 6.2%

8 January 2006
The Slovakian government increased the minimum wage to 6,900 SKK (around 185 euros) from 1 October last year. The KOZ SR union federation had been calling for an increase to 7,280 in the tripartite negotiations but eventually agreed to 6,900 with one of the main employer federations. The KOZ SR target is to get the minimum wage increased to 60% of average earnings - it is currently worth around 40% of the average. Read more at > EIRO

Wage developments

12 November 2005
According to the EIRO industrial relations observatory the latest figures for wage growth in Slovakia show real wages increasing at their fastest rate for five years. In the first of 2005 wages were rising at 8.2% and real wages at 5.6%. However, figures broken down by industry suggest that real wages fell in the electricity, gas and water sector by 7.3%. Read more at > EIRO

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