​Issues and tasks connected with the employment policy are decentralised via decentralisation of special state administration. In this context, the competences have not been delegated to the self-government. Territorial offices for work, social affairs, and family offices have competences in the fields of state social aid, registration of unemployed people, re-qualification courses, and activation subsidies to employers.

Central

The central government is responsible for:

• Overall employment policy;
• Safety and protection of health at work;
• Labour-law relations;
• Civil service employment relations;
• Legal relations in the performance of civil service and the legal relations of elected officials of the local self-government;
• Labour inspection, and the coordination of the employment strategy and labour market policy

Regional

Regional offices of the Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family are responsible for:

• Devising and implementing activation programmes for labour market access.
• Supporting the development of local or regional employment.
• The public directory for Local Labour Office, Social Affairs and Family is available here.

Local

Local  Administrations can be responsible for:

• Devising and implementing activation programmes for labour market access.
• Supporting the development of local or regional employment.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family
 

Sources

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.221/1996 on the Slovak Republic Territorial and Administrative Organisation, last amendment 453/2001.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.222/1996 on the Organisation of Local State Administration, last amendment 180/2014.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.302/2001 on the Government of Higher Territorial Units (Law on the region), last amendment 177/2018.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.416/2001 on the transfer of some competences from State administration to Municipalities and higher territorial units, last amendment 440/2015.

Slovak National Council Act No. 369/1990 on Municipalities, last amendment 5/2019.