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Slovakia

Country: Slovakia

Slovakia uses the euro and has a minimum wage of €915 a month (2026). Most vacancies are in transport, healthcare and warehousing, with ongoing demand in the car and engineering industries. Unemployment fell from 6.1% in 2022 to 5.4% in 2025. Find out where to look for a job, how to apply and what to register in your first weeks.

Minimum wage: €915 a month, or €5.269 for each hour worked if you are not paid monthly (from 1 January 2026). Depending on how demanding the job is, there are six minimum wage levels, from €915 to €1,495 a month.
Contract: employment is based on a written employment contract. A fixed-term contract may last at most 2 years and be renewed twice; further renewals need an objective reason. A probation period of at most 3 months (6 months for managers) must be agreed in writing.
Working time: at most 40 hours a week, usually 37.5–40 hours over five days. The 30-minute break is generally not counted as working time.
Overtime: including overtime, you may work on average no more than 48 hours a week. Overtime is paid with extra money on top of your normal wage, or with time off if you agree.
Holidays: at least 4 weeks of paid leave a year; 5 weeks if you are 33 or older or permanently care for a child.

published: 2014-09-04
last modification: 2026-10-03

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Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.

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