Labour Code Amendment 2022, Slovakia - The next big amendment to the Labour Code - will it complicate or simplify the “HR processes” in your company?

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Ivan Kisely

Partner
Slovak Republic

As a partner of the Bird & Bird office in Slovakia, I offer more than 17 years of experience supporting clients predominantly on Corporate/M&A transactions and commercial contracts with a strong expertise in innovative projects in the Automotive and Defence industry.

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Katarína Pfeffer

Senior Associate
Slovak Republic

As a Senior Associate with more than 12 years of professional experience, I head up the Employment practice in Bratislava advising the clients on all aspects of Slovak labor laws from employment commencement to employment termination, incl. specific HR related topics like diversity & inclusion, privacy & data protection, whistleblowing, IP and social security.

The long-awaited amendment of the Labour Code (the “Amendment”) effective as of 1 November 2022, although delayed, completes the process of transposition of European Directives No. 2019/1152 and No. 2019/1158 (the “Directive or Directives”) in the field of labour law in the Slovak Republic.

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