Slovakia: Vacancy and Labour Office Notification Online Portals Now Open

Employers are now permitted to notify the Slovak Labour Office of vacancies online through a new portal. Notifications can still be completed via regular mail or in person. Vacancy notifications are required for positions where foreign nationals will be locally hired, and do not apply to assignees or secondees remaining on their home employment contract. Additionally, Labour Office notifications of work start and end dates for EU citizens and work permit-exempt individuals can now be submitted online via slovensko.sk (e-schranka). Employers can also still file these notifications at Labour Offices if they prefer. Labour office registration applies to locally hired EU nationals, whereas assigned EU nationals require posted worker notification to the Labour Inspectorate. These latest initiatives follow a several-year trend of digitalizing government communications from the Slovak government, along with an online appointment scheduling tool in May 2019.