Withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union on 31 January 2020 (Brexit) induces new obligations for UK nationals living in Slovakia. Brexit also amends residency rights of the UK nationals arriving to Slovakia within the transition…
We would like to bring to your attention the most important legislative changes that will affect the business environment in Slovakia.
The National Council of the Slovak Republic approved an amendment to the Labor Code effective as of 30 July 2020. This amendment will introduce changes adopted in the European Directive no. 957/2018, amending the original Directive 96/71/EC on the…
Changes in the liquidation process of companies and co-operatives, introduction of the deposit for liquidation, winding-up of companies due to overdue filing of their financial statement into the Collection of Deeds or a change in the scope of data…
The new legislation, that implements controlling mechanism for elimination of the unjustified geographical discrimination of a customer within the internal market of the European Union, comes into force as of 1 November 2019.
After Brexit, British citizens will be with regard to their stay in Slovakia considered as third country nationals. Those British citizens who will not apply for registration of the right of residence of EU citizen before a no-deal Brexit, will have…
Joint and several liability of the members of the statutory body of the public sector partner, new criteria for determination of the value of benefits from a contract as well as verification of ultimate beneficial owners whenever, even without…
The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered a landmark judgment in Case C-55/18 Federación de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras v Deutsche Bank (the "Judgement") in relation to recording of employees' daily working time. On its basis,…
The National Council of the Slovak Republic has adopted an amendment to the Commercial Code, which enacts new rules in relation to remuneration of members of board of directors, supervisory board and certain individuals in the top management of…
The strict regulation on the transfer of agricultural land has been annulled by the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic (the “Constitutional Court”) after an almost 4 years debate on its legality. In practice, the findings of the…
Legislative changes, which should simplify evidencing of authenticity of certain public documents such as birth certificate, marriage certificate or death certificate, have come into force. Neither the Apostille nor official translation of these…
In addition to modifying the whistleblower protection system, the law has also introduced obligations for employers concerning the internal system of notice´s verification.