Slovak Financial Law News 2005

Termination of Employment Relationship

Decision of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic dated 23 September 2003, file No. 1 Cdo 54/03, issued in the Collection of Opinions of the Supreme Court and Decisions of Courts of the Slovak Republic No. 4/2004

Fulfilment of the obligation of an employer based on the provision of a new suitable job for an employee with whom the employer terminated the employment relationship for reasons of organisational changes (Sec. 46, Para. 1, Letter c) of the Labour Code, as amended on 1 April 2002) has to be considered according to the situation existing at the time of giving notice.

Deterioration of health condition of the employee after the dissolution of employment cannot be taken into account and the employer cannot be burdened with an obligation to provide another new suitable job for such employee.