Slovakia
Assigning Employees to Slovakia – What You Need to Know
If you plan to send employees to work in Slovakia, one of your first priorities should be to secure an A1 certificate. This certificate confirms that your employee will continue to be covered by the Danish social security system during the assignment. It ensures uninterrupted access to benefits such as parental leave, sick pay, and unemployment insurance.
The Posted Workers Directive (PWD)
As a member of the European Union, Slovakia is subject to the regulations outlined in the Posted Workers Directive (PWD). This directive is designed to ensure that employees posted to another EU country retain a set of core employment rights during their assignment.
Before posting an employee to Slovakia, you must determine whether the assignment falls within the scope of the PWD and whether registration is required.
Employee Rights Under the PWD in Slovakia
Once properly registered under the PWD, employees posted to Slovakia are entitled to key labour protections under Slovakia law, including:
- Minimum wage and overtime pay in line with Slovakia labour regulations
- Rules on working hours, rest breaks, and mandatory time off
- Paid holidays and public holidays
The PWD ensures a balance between cross-border business flexibility and the protection of employee rights, helping your organisation stay compliant while maintaining employee satisfaction.
General Information: Please read here
As an employer, you must comply with Slovak legislation and collective agreements regarding the working environment, discrimination, working hours, holidays, parental leave, salary, and taxation.
Employer obligations: read more here
The host employer is as an example required to:
1) Keep a copy of the employment contract or other documentation verifying the employment relationship with the posted worker
2)Maintain and update records of the posted employee’s working hours, in accordance with Slovak regulations.
These documents is some of the topics that must be stored at the workplace throughout the duration of the posting.
Upon request from the Slovak labour inspection authority, the host employer must:
a) Submit the required documents
b) Provide these documents even after the posting has ended
c) Submit translations of documents or relevant sections into Slovak within the timeframe specified by the labour inspectorate
How to register the posting
Foreign employers must notify the Slovak authorities of the posting no later than on the first day of the assignment. This can be done electronically or in paper form via this portal:
Posting Notification Portal – Slovakia
Additionally, the host employer (i.e., the receiving company in Slovakia) must notify the relevant Labour Office of both the start and end of the posting by submitting an official information form.