Slovakia Amends Labor Code, Adjusts Calculation of Premium Pay

Jan. 6, 2023, 8:43 PM UTC

Slovakia’s labor code was amended to restore percentages of the minimum wage as the premiums for work on weekends or at night under a law published Jan. 4.

Law No. 1/2023 (Slovak) takes effect June 1 and restores percentage values instead of the flat euro values that were used in 2021 and 2022.

The flat euro values were based on the 2021 hourly minimum wage of 3.58 euros, but represented the same percentages of that minimum wage as already stated in the law. For example, the premium for working on Sundays, which is 100% of the minimum wage, was listed ...

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