Slovakia PEO & Employer of Record

WeHG provides an International PEO and global Employer of Record service in Slovakia to companies willing to enter the Slovakian market or hire local/expat employees in this country.

A widespread approach requires establishing a subsidiary in Slovakia.  Still, our solution affords you to start the operations in Slovakia within days hence save costs and money.  WeHG would hire candidates on your behalf while you maintain full operational control of their work. Indeed, legally they would be our employees, on our local payroll, 100% compliant but will work on your behalf.

Slovakia fast facts

Population, million: 5
Land area: 49,035 km²
Capital: Bratislava
Local currency: Euro (EUR)

GDP per capita:$ 38,321
GDP in currency:$ 209.186

Slovakia is a country based in central Europe and shares its borders with Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria, and the Czech Republic. The capital of Slovakia is Bratislava with a population of 440,948 people. The country is divided into 8 divisions (kraje), including Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Prešov, Košice.

Hiring, Negotiating and Doing Business in Slovakia

Necessity of written employment contract

The employment contract in Slovakia is commonly established in writing and exists in three possible forms, claimed by the Slovakia Labor Code: work performance contract, work activities contract, and temporary student job contract.

Different forms of engagement: employment, contracting, work with private entrepreneur

According to Slovakia Labor Code, it’s illegal to establish employment relations with the unidentified parties that don’t belong to such categories of employees: 

• Slovak citizens
• EU citizens
• NON-EU citizens

Slovakia Employment Contract

Types of employment agreements

Slovakia working hours

The total amount of working hours per week in Slovakia should not exceed 40 hours. In addition, there’s a system of shifts/hours allocation:

•  two-shift working week – up to 38,75 hours (weekly)
• three-shift working week – up to 37,5 hours (weekly)

Overtime

During one year, the overtime should not exceed 400 hours. The employer has a possibility to order 150 hours of overtime, but the rest of the overtime hours can be agreed upon with the employee. The employee is entitled to receive overtime payment that is claimed by the Slovakia Labor Code. 

Vacation leave in Slovakia

Employees in Slovakia are entitled to 60 days off per year. A paid annual vacation is available for everyone who works for the same employer continually. A common vacation lasts from 4 to 5 weeks (for workers elder than 33 years and those who have to look after kids).

Slovakia Maternity Leave

Maternity benefit calculated as 75% from one working day salary and is paid daily. Maternity insurance is available only for those female workers who have been insured not less than 270 days before maternity leave. The minimum duration for receiving a maternity benefit is 6 weeks before the birth of a child, but usually, it’s 34 weeks before the birth (for single mothers it’s 37 weeks and in the case of multiple births it’s 43 weeks). 

Additionally, a maternity benefit is provided in several cases such as: 

• a paternity benefit (the death of a mother, medical assessment of mother’s inability to look after the kids)
• agreement with the mother when she doesn’t receive a maternity benefit after elapsing six months after the birth 
• based on the decision of competent authority to allow a natural person to take care of a child

Slovakian Severance Laws

The notice for terminating a contract can be written by both parties, equally by the employer and by the employee. No reasons are required for the employee to mention on writing a notice for employment termination. However, the employer has to follow the conditions of work termination claimed by the Labor Code. Such conditions may include:

• in the case of the business relocation and a new place is not agreed by the employee
• workforce reduction for improvement of a company’s effectiveness
• if a worker doesn’t perform the main duties which are written in the employment contract and claimed by an occupied position. In this case, the worker has to be informed about the noticed breach of working duties by the employer 6 months before a termination notice  

Slovakia Tax

Social and health insurance contributions are obliged for all employees and employers and are paid monthly. A total amount of taxes are presented here:

Health Insurance Benefits in Slovakia

The social insurance system in Slovakia provides workers with sickness benefits starting from the first day of incapacity if the worker is insured and from the 11th day of incapacity for other workers. In case of the temporary incapacity of work, the employer provides a worker with benefit starting from the 1st to the 10th day, after the 11th day the benefit is provided by SIA (Social Insurance Agency in Slovakia)

As well as for the maternity benefit, sickness benefits are calculated on a daily basis: the first 3 days of incapacity are paid with 25% from a regular daily salary, from the 4th day it’s calculated as 55% from a regular daily salary.

Additional Benefits in Slovakia

General market practice benefits/additional allowances

Gratefully to its perfect location in Central Europe, Slovakia is one of the best places for imports and exports, especially for westerns investors with the advanced infrastructure and transportation. The country shares its borders with Czech, Austria, Poland, Hungary, and Ukraine. 

One of the best benefits for foreign business is that Slovakian Law allows foreigners to create a corporate entity, which means that anyone who would like to get into this region has no restrictions on doing business in the country. Foreign investments are provided by the possibilities of taking advantage of international arbitration, mutual protection of investments, and access to civil legal proceedings

Due to successful tax reform in 2000, businesses are able to use a simplified tax system that creates the most conducive ecosystem for foreign investments.  As an example, a tax rate of only 22% is available for such companies as Dell, HP, and Sony. Additionally, businesses are not obliged to pay abroad dividends, so a tax is fixed and minimum. Such a system of taxes provides foreign companies with crucial advantages in comparison with the tax rates in other countries.

Slovakia Holidays

The Slovak people celebrate 15 public holidays during the year, including:

Why Choose WeHireGlobally

WeHG takes care of all the onboarding hurdles, payroll, compensation and benefits, tax filing, and termination of employment. Our Employer of Record solution allows you to manage your overseas teams efficiently while minimizing cost and risk.