Slovak branch of Dutch insurer NN is offering its staff 4-day working week
The Slovak branch of Dutch insurer NN is offering its staff the choice between working four days a week for ten hours daily or five days for eight hours. Salary is the same in both scenarios. It is launching this as a six month pilot; 71% of its staff want to test the 4-day working week. (trend.sk)
Interior Ministry wants to see account balances of individuals and companies
The Interior Ministry plans to create a central registry with bank account information about individuals and companies. Most EU countries have such registries to fight money laundering and terrorism. Slovakia will most likely use the current system run by SBA, the local banking association, which is used by bailiffs. While the EU directive does not require such registries to hold information about account balances, the Interior Ministry wants to have such information at its d
Ministerstvo vnútra chce vidieť stav na účte ľudí i firiem
Ministerstvo vnútra (MV) chce vytvoriť centrálny register bankových účtov ľudí i firiem. Tie už má väčšina krajín EÚ kvôli boju s praním špinavých peňazí a terorizmom. Zrejme bude využívať súčasný systém, ktorý spravuje Slovenská banková asociácia a využívajú ho exekútori. Nad rámec smernice EÚ chce vidieť MV aj informácie o zostatkoch na účtoch. Proti tomu protestujú Republiková únia zamestnávateľov aj Slovenská banková asociácia. (dennikN.sk)
NN ponúka 4-dňový pracovný týždeň
Poisťovňa NN na Slovensku dáva svojim zamestnancom na výber―môžu pracovať len štyri dni po desať hodín denne, alebo klasických päť dní po osem hodín. Mzda ostáva rovnaká. Zatiaľ ide o polročný pilot, 4-dňový týždeň chce vyskúšať 71% zamestnancov. (trend.sk)
Economy needs €1.8bn fiscal stimulus
The Slovak economy needs a €1.8bn fiscal stimulus, says Ján Tóth, head of the fiscal responsibility council RRZ. He says the Slovak economy is 2.5% below its potential and the state pandemic assistance to companies has only amounted to 3% of GDP to date (it was double that in the EU). The stimulus should be targeted at the service sector. Economy Minister Richard Sulík has already prepared a large compensation package helping firms hit by the pandemic, but OĽaNO has been refu
PW Energy plans to invest €108-120m into two geothermal power plants
PW Energy (Milan Jankura and Ivo Šafranko) plans to invest €108-120m into two geothermal power plants with a combined output of 13 MW in Žiar nad Hronom. During the first Smer government, Jankura served as head of NAMSP, the SME agency. There are no geothermal power plants in Slovakia, as underground water is not hot enough. PW Energy aims to bypass this by using a liquid with a lower boiling point. They will apply for EU funds for the project. (teraz.sk)
PW Energy plánuje pri Žiari nad Hronom investovať 108-120 mil. € do geotermálnych elektrární
Spoločnosť PW Energy (Milan Jankura a Ivo Šafranko) plánuje pri Žiari nad Hronom investovať 108-120 mil. € do dvoch geotermálnych elektrární so spoločným výkonom 13 MW. Jankura bol za čias prvej vlády Smeru šéfom Národnej agentúry pre malé a stredné podnikanie. Na Slovensku sa geotermálne elektrárne budovať neoplatí, keďže voda má príliš nízku teplotu. PW Energy preto bude elektrinu vyrábať za pomoci tekutiny s nižším bodom varu ako voda. Na projekt chce štátne dotácie, resp.
Slovensko potrebuje masívny fiškálny stimul až 1,8 mld €
Slovensko potrebuje masívny fiškálny stimul až 1,8 mld €, myslí si šéf Rady pre rozpočtovú zodpovednosť Ján Tóth. Podľa rady je slovenská ekonomika 2,5% pod svojim potenciálom, pričom doterajšia štátna pandemická pomoc firmám činila iba 3% HDP (priemer EÚ je dvojnásobný). Stimul by mal byť cielený na sektor služieb. Minister hospodárstva Richard Sulík už pripravil veľký odškodňovací zákon, ktorým by štát plošne pomohol firmám postihnutým pandémiou, ale OĽaNO ho doteraz odmiet
Eduard Heger will be the new Prime Minister and Igor Matovič will replace him as Finance Minister
The OĽaNO, Sme rodina, SaS and Za ľudí parties ended the coalition crisis on Sunday and agreed to OĽaNO’s proposal that Eduard Heger will be the new Prime Minister and Igor Matovič will replace him as Finance Minister. The SaS and Za ľudí cabinet members that resigned recently will return to their posts and OĽaNO will demand no other changes. OĽaNO will nominate a new Health Minister. All parties believe that the coalition will be stable and will see out the entire term witho
Michal Suchoba, the owner of IT company Allexis, admitted to bribery
Michal Suchoba, the owner of IT company Allexis, admitted to bribery, but no details were disclosed. He testified from Abu Dhabi (his passport was seized and he is being extradited). According to police charges, František Imrecze, former head of tax authority FS, awarded lucrative IT contracts to Allexis in return for bribes. FS top jobs went to people close to Suchoba, who discussed FS IT contracts also with oligarch Jozef Brhel. Suchoba is alleged to have paid a €70,000 bri