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LABOR WARS: Job Complexity Levels vs. Collective Bargaining Agreement

Every employer is required to assign a complexity level to their job positions. However, if employee remuneration is regulated by a collective bargaining agreement, the employer is exempt from this obligation.

LABOUR WARS: Can an employee claim two wage compensations from a single employment relationship?

Every employee is entitled to wages for their work. In cases where the termination of employment is deemed invalid, the employee is entitled to compensation for lost wages. However, in our opinion, one employment relationship should warrant only one compensation. One former employee of our client disagreed and claimed two wage compensations - one for the invalid immediate termination of their employment and another for the invalid termination by notice - for the same period.

LABOR WARS: Can the labor inspectorate order the employer to pay the outstanding wages?

It is not an everyday occurrence for a business employing workers in office positions to undergo an inspection by the labor inspectorate. Inspections are much more common in industrial and manufacturing environments, where there is a higher likelihood of violations that could potentially endanger employees' health. However, a paradoxical situation may arise when the labor inspectorate imposes measures to address the identified shortcomings.

New building laws should take politics out of development, says expert Peter Bartošík

Slovak real estate legislation differs from that of many other countries. Current legislation and processes around the granting of construction permits for new buildings has been far from optimal for some time, according to lawyer Peter Bartošík.

The Issue of Statutory (Legal) Easements

The purpose of this article is to present an analysis of the fundamental starting postulates of the legal regulation of statutory (legal) easements (hereinafter referred to as "SLEs") in a very concise and simplified conceptual and substantive construction, particularly concerning SLEs regulated by Act No. 351/2011 Coll. on Electronic Communications (hereinafter referred to as the "ECA").

Claims from Unjust Enrichment in the Event of Early Termination of a Lease Relationship

Lease agreements concluded for a fixed term often include provisions obligating the tenant to pay the landlord a portion of the rent in advance for the entire anticipated lease period. This serves as a form of guarantee, signaling the tenant's commitment to maintaining the lease relationship with the landlord for a certain period. However, what happens if the lease relationship ends earlier than initially anticipated, particularly when this termination occurs after the ownership of the leased property has been transferred from the original landlord to their legal successor?