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Inspectors Found 2,924 Illegal Labourers Last Year

Inspectors Found 2,924 Illegal Labourers Last Year

Bratislava, April 11 (TASR) – Control authorities carried out 25,931 inspections aimed at stopping illegal labour last year, according to a report on discovering and combating illegal labour for 2016, presented by the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry and acknowledged by the Cabinet at its session on Tuesday.

Tripartite Can't Find Deal on Collective Bargaining and Schools Bills

Tripartite Can't Find Deal on Collective Bargaining and Schools Bills

Bratislava, April 10 (TASR) – The tripartite has failed to agree on an amendment to the Collective Bargaining Act and on funding primary and secondary schools, said Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) after a session of the Economic and Social Council (HSR), also known as the

Drucker: Health Sector Not Black Hole, But Changes Will Take Time

Drucker: Health Sector Not Black Hole, But Changes Will Take Time

Slovakia doesn’t have a bad health sector; it’s neither catastrophic, nor a black hole, said Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday. Drucker realises that the public wants to see changes in the health sector immediately. This is

Danko: Slovaks Should Demand Slovak Trains, Not Regiojet's

Danko: Slovaks Should Demand Slovak Trains, Not Regiojet's

Slovaks shouldn’t be happy about 20-year-old repainted trains imported from Italy by private transport company RegioJet, but should be proud of and demand Slovak trains, said leader of the governing coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) and Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on

Concerns Replace Enthusiasm for Jaguar Land Rover Investment in Nitra

Concerns Replace Enthusiasm for Jaguar Land Rover Investment in Nitra

Nitra, April 7 (TASR) – The initial enthusiasm about the arrival of luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover to Nitra has now turned into concerns among the locals amid considerations that a considerable part of the blue-collar staff at the plant might come from poorer countries, TASR learnt on Friday. While

Labour Ministry Defends Work for Benefits Policy

Labour Ministry Defends Work for Benefits Policy

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – The policy that requires people on the receiving end of benefits to work on pain of losing the assistance was introduced with a nod to the discussion on the need to redress the absence of targeting in the social security system and its failure to encourage

Minister: More Salmonella Found in Brazilian Meat in Slovakia

Minister: More Salmonella Found in Brazilian Meat in Slovakia

Bratislava, April 5 (TASR) – Slovak veterinary inspectors have found more evidence of salmonella in chicken meat imported from Brazil, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) announced after the Cabinet session on Wednesday. The Salmonella Mbandaka bacteria was found in frozen Brazilian chicken liver