The 2002 privatization contract for the Istrochem Bratislava chemical plant only marginally addressed soil contamination and ecological investments. It was published by the N news site. Andrej Babiš committed to paying the purchase price and investing €24m in company development or environmental measures. Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba said Babiš fulfilled this obligation, meaning the state must now take responsibility for cleaning up the land. Costs could reach €700m. The

Real wages slowed annual growth to 1.3% in 3Q, with the average wage at €1,569 , ŠÚ reported. Unemployment rose 0.1 points to 5.4%. Employment fell 0.5%. Analysts expect gradual cooling of the labor market, with slow economic growth bringing a slight rise in unemployment and weaker wage growth. ( stvr.sk , sita.sk )

Reálne mzdy v treťom štvrťroku spomalili medziročný rast na 1,3% a priemerná mzda činila 1.569 € , informoval ŠÚ. Nezamestnanosť vzrástla o 0,1 bodu na 5,4%. Zamestnanosť naopak klesla o 0,5%. Analytici očakávajú postupné ochladzovanie trhu práce. Pomalý ekonomický rast prinesie jemný nárast nezamestnanosti a slabší rast miezd. ( stvr.sk , sita.sk )

Privatizačná zmluva na chemičku Istrochem Bratislava z roku 2002 iba okrajovo rieši znečistenie pôdy a investície do ekológie. Zverejnil ju denník N. Andrej Babiš sa v privatizácii zaviazal zaplatiť kúpnu cenu a investovať 24 mil. € do rozvoja firmy alebo environmentálnych opatrení. To podľa ministra životného prostredia Tomáša Tarabu splnil, čo podľa neho znamená, že zodpovednosť za čistenie pozemkov musí teraz prevziať štát. Náklady môžu dosiahnuť 700 mil. €. Privatizačná z

Fitness online store GymBeam  (Dalibor Cicman) cut its workforce by 64 to 638 in the first half of this year while increasing sales by €30m. Cicman explained this by warehouse robotization and AI models, which boosted employee productivity. He said artificial intelligence is already having a dramatic impact on customer support in eCommerce, automating routine work and helping in marketing by generating videos and photos. Junior positions are disappearing in particular. ( forb

About 39,000 employees earn more than €5,875  per month and will therefore pay the new 30% and 35% income tax rates from January, calculated the fiscal responsibility council RRZ. The changes in income tax will have three times the impact on the top 1% of families with the highest incomes than on families in the first 97 percentiles. Income of the top 1% of families will decrease by 5% next year, mainly affecting highly skilled employees. ( RRZ )

Spolu 39.000 zamestnancov zarába viac ako 5.875 € mesačne a budú tak od januára platiť nové 30% a 35% sadzby dane z príjmu, vypočítala Rada pre rozpočtovú zodpovednosť. Zmeny v daniach z príjmu budú mať na 1% rodín s najvyššími príjmami až 3-násobný dopad ako na rodiny v prvých 97 percentiloch. Príjem top 1% rodín sa budúci rok zníži o 5%, ide najmä o vysokokvalifikovaných zamestnancov. ( RRZ )

Fitness e-shop GymBeam  (Dalibor Cicman) v prvom polroku t.r. zredukoval počet zamestnancov o 64 na 638. V rovnakom čase zvýšil tržby o 30 mil. €. Cicman to vysvetlil robotizáciou skladov a AI modelmi, ktoré zvýšili produktivitu zamestnancov. Umelá inteligencia už má podľa neho dramatický dopad napr. na zákaznícku podporu v eCommerce. Pomáha automatizovať rutinnú prácu, ale aj v marketingovej oblasti pri generovaní videí a fotiek. Miznú najmä juniorské pozície. ( forbes.sk )

The median gross income of Slovaks in Czechia  was €1,990 last year, compared with €1,692 for all employees in Czechia, according to ISPV data. The median salary in Slovakia last year was around €1,400. This shows Slovakia’s most talented workers are leaving for Czechia. One reason is the structure of the Czech economy, which generates more well-paid jobs. ( Iness )

Denmark’s Sanovo Technology Nikro  opened a new hall at its plant in Dolný Kubín, creating 80 jobs. It currently employs 200 people producing parts for machines used in the food industry. ( zilinak.sk , tvnoviny.sk ) Last year, the plant increased its net profit by 13% to €1.2m, and its sales  grew by 14% to €18.3m.