Trade Unions Agree with Education Ministry, Sign Memorandum
Education trade unions and Education Minister Tomas Drucker have agreed on salary hikes, signing a memorandum on cooperation and social reconciliation in the education sector on Wednesday.
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President: SAV Should Be Beacon of Truth, Facts and Scientific Evidence
Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) - The Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) should be a beacon of truth, facts and scientific evidence, said President Peter Pellegrini following his meeting with the management of this institution in Bratislava on Wednesday, adding that it's right to strongly condemn attempts to wedge
School Unions Consider Possible Salary Increase to Be Acceptable Compromise
Bratislava, February 25 (TASR) - The Council of the Education Trade Union considers a possible increase in the tariff salaries of all education employees to be an acceptable compromise, however, it criticises the proposal for non-tariff remuneration, trade union chairman Pavel Ondek told TASR after Tuesday's meeting of
President Pellegrini Awards State Honours to 18 Figures
Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini honoured 18 figures of social, cultural and sporting life, including nine posthumously, at a ceremony that took place at the Slovak Philharmonic building in Bratislava on Saturday evening (January 11).
The head of state awarded the Order of Ludovit Stur, First Class
Education Trade Union Declares Strike Alert on Tuesday
Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) - The Education Trade Union declared a strike alert on Tuesday in an effort to highlight persisting dissatisfaction with the financing of Slovak education and to confirm the determination of employees to push for the trade union's demands partly via coercive activities, including a
Bratislava Transport Museum Opens Exhibition to Mark 110 Years of Vienna Tramway
The Slovak Technical Museum - the Transport Museum in Bratislava on Thursday opened an exhibition to mark 110 years since the launch of the Vienna Tramway.
Drucker: Government-approved Education Package First Step of Changes
Bratislava, August 21 (TASR) - The approval of a package of school bills by the government is the first significant legislative step in the implementation of changes, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) stated at a press conference on Wednesday, calling them a "velvet revolution in education".
Drucker announced