European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
Eurofound's ERM database on restructuring-related legal regulations provides information on regulations in the Member States of the European Union and Norway which are explicitly or implicitly linked to anticipating and managing change.
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An employee who will be dismissed is entitled to time off without salary for the purpose of seeking a new job prior to the termination of the employment. This can be up to a maximum of half a day per week during the notice period.
Where the employer has given notice or an agreement of termination of employment is due to the following reasons, the employee is entitled to the same time off with salary compensation:
With the employer’s consent, the time off with and without salary compensation can be integrated.
An employer may provide an employee with additional time off with or without wage compensation.
According to available information, there were no problems reported in practical application of the instrument.
Eurofound (2015), Slovakia: Time off for job search, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/time-off-for-job-search/slovakia
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