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Unemployment Rate Fell to 9.42 percent in September

Unemployment Rate Fell to 9.42 percent in September

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia stood at 9.42 percent in September, down by 0.01 percentage points (p.p.) when compared to August and 1.96 percentage points year-on-year, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) and Labour, Social Affairs and the

Pellegrini: Around 50 percent of Jobs Will be Automatised in 20 Years

Pellegrini: Around 50 percent of Jobs Will be Automatised in 20 Years

Bratislava, October 18 (TASR) – There’s an assumption that around 50 percent of jobs will be automatised in the next 20 years, which will require people to have digital skills, said Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) at the eSkills conference for Jobs 2016 in Bratislava

Holjencik: Gas Transport Should Use Existing Transport Capacities

Holjencik: Gas Transport Should Use Existing Transport Capacities

Bratislava, October 17 (TASR) – Existing gas transport routes should be used for the transport of gas, said Office of the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) chairman Jozef Holjencik at a press conference in Bratislava. Holjencik was referring to the planned Nordstream 2 gas pipeline project. The press conference was a

Fico: Minimum Wage Should Reach €500 between 2019-20

Fico: Minimum Wage Should Reach €500 between 2019-20

Bratislava, October 17 (TASR) – People working for minimum wage will be receiving €435 per month in 2017, as Prime Minister Robert Fico and Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter (both Smer-SD) signed regulation towards this matter on Monday. “Every minimum wage hike is a historic moment for

Sinay: We Lead in Car Industry, But World Doesn’t Know Much about Us

Sinay: We Lead in Car Industry, But World Doesn’t Know Much about Us

Nitra, October 14 (TASR) – The 23rd Autosalon-Autoshow Nitra expo taking place at Agrokomplex in Nitra is accompanied by various events for both professional and lay public, TASR learnt on Friday. One traditional specialised project featured is PSA’s Subcontractors Forum organised by the French-Slovak Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with

New Trade Union Founded at Volkswagen Slovakia

New Trade Union Founded at Volkswagen Slovakia

Bratislava, October 13 (TASR) – Unionists at Volkswagen Slovakia led by Zoroslav Smolinsky have already founded a new trade union to which members of the original OZ KOVO trade union branch have started to switch, TASR learnt on Thursday. OZ KOVO decided to scrap Volkswagen’s original trade union branch on

Fico: Relations between Gov't and Trade Unions in Slovakia Very Correct

Fico: Relations between Gov't and Trade Unions in Slovakia Very Correct

BRATISLAVA, October 12 (TASR) – Relations between the Government and trade unions in Slovakia are extremely correct, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in his speech at an extraordinary meeting of the Workers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Bratislava on Wednesday. At the meeting, held