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29.08.2025 |
According to the Civil Code of Slovakia, everyone is obliged to exercise caution to avoid causing harm. However, for accidental damage to goods in a store, the store itself is responsible unless the customer’s fault is proven.
The customer is not required to pay for damaged goods if, for example: they slipped on a wet floor without warning signs; dropped an item because the aisles between shelves were too narrow; stumbled over obstacles created by store staff; the item was placed unstably on a shelf.
The customer must pay for the damage if they were intoxicated, behaved negl... |
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23.08.2025 |
The Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic has officially presented new mobile applications that allow storing and using documents on a smartphone.
Mobile eID is a modern way of digital identity verification via a mobile device. Once activated, the service enables access to the government portal slovensko.sk, as well as the signing of official documents using a smartphone or computer with biometric authentication technologies such as facial recognition, fingerprints, or a secure PIN code.
E-DOKLADY is a separate mobile application developed for creating and storing digita... |
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17.08.2025 |
Citizens of third countries have the right to obtain a temporary residence permit in Slovakia for the purpose of studies if they meet one of the following criteria:
they are enrolled in full-time secondary school education and are under 20 years old on the date of application;
they are undergoing qualification, vocational, or specialized training and are under 23 years old;
they are university students studying directly in Slovakia;
they are participating in language or preparatory courses for university admission, provided that such preparation is organiz... |
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09.08.2025 |
According to the Slovak Labour Code, all employees are entitled to at least 4 weeks of paid vacation per year (5 weeks for those aged 33 and above). The right to the full annual leave is granted after one year of employment; before that, an employee may take leave proportionate to the time worked. Minors, pregnant women, and parents of young children are entitled to special conditions.
Vacation can be split into parts, but one of them must last at least 2 consecutive weeks unless otherwise agreed by the employee and employer. Vacation pay is provided before the start of the leave. Unus... |
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