About

Provided by Eversheds Sutherland

We provide complete legal support in connection with labour matters, individual as well as collective labour law. Our team has in-depth knowledge of the employment law applied in broad range of industry sectors. Our expertise includes related regulatory matters, compliance and tax impacts. We have strengthened our GDPR practice and experience as this becomes more and more relevant in employment relationships. We also hold HR workshops hosted jointly with cooperating tax firms which are primarily targeted at HR managers and general counsels. In cooperation with Eversheds Sutherland International, we operate special employment helplines for global clients with their presence in the Slovak Republic.

All team members understand the importance of proactive and pragmatic partnering. You can expect quick response times, and an answer designed for your business and specific situation. 

  • We advise different type of clients from small to large employers who are active in different parts of business.

  • We have advised XAL group on set up of new employment documentation and new rules for business travels.

  • We have advised Rheem group from the beginning of the preparation for the start of the production, which was very complex work.

  • We are regularly advising ESET on complex employment issues, to highlight few of them – change of managerial reporting lines within the group. This work included cross border aspect. 

  • We advise more clients e.g. Johnson Controls on TUPE processes.

Chambers Review

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Employment - Slovakia

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland is active across a broad spectrum of employment matters, including management contracts, incentive plans, terminations and data protection. It offers additional expertise in related compliance issues as well as covering employment law aspects of corporate transactions. The firm is particularly experienced advising multinational corporations active in, or entering into, Slovakia.

Notable practitioners

Jana Sapáková is the department head and a key contact for clients.

Strengths

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Members

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Ivana Lepeňová

Jana Sapáková

Head of Department

Martina Ovečková

Simona Makúchová

Sylvia Bérová

Veronika Gažuriková

Štefan Palkovič

Clients

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ESET

Form Factory Slovakia

Johnson Controls International

Lindström

Marius Pedersen, Rheem group / De Jong Slovakia

Pierre Baguette

TSR Slovakia

UPL group

XAL group

Industries

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Automotive

Other production

Sales

Services (share service centres, work clothes, pharmaceutical)