The Slovak Spectator: Jobs: Over 107,000 Slovaks lost their jobs over past year

October of last year saw a slight decline in the jobless rate and it remained at the same level in November, but increased once again in December. A total of 391,500 Slovaks were out of work in January 2010. The situation is commented by Martin Krekáč, President of the Business Alliance of Slovakia and co-founder & chairman of the JENEWEIN GROUP.

Sme: If you do not accept lower salary you can go

In crisis half of the people are willing to have their salary reduced. This was found out in a survey of Czech job portal Onlineprace. In Slovakia, according to available information in 2009, salaries themselves have not fallen, but growth of salaries has. Igor Šulík, Managing Partner of consulting company Amrop Slovakia comments on the topic for the supplement Kariéra (Career) of the daily SME.

Hospodárske Noviny: Business in the EU

In another column for supplement Podnikanie (Enterprise) of the daily Hospodárske noviny has Patrik Zoltvány, Senior Partner of consulting company FIPRA Slovakia, focused on the most interesting ideas of new commissioners in the European Commission. Omitting politics – he is interested only in what relates to improving the business.

Sme: Schools are necessary

Under the supplement Škola a rodina (School and Family), which is a regular part of the daily SME, EPPP analyst Miroslav Řádek talks about future of the projects of highly specialized private schools, that still have not been approved by Education Minister Ján Mikolaj...

SME/Ženy: Time is money

Waste of time brings irreversible losses. Yet many still can not avoid it – neither in professional nor in personal life. According to the surveys, the average Slovak wastes around a quarter of time at work and Slovak labor productivity represents only about 46% of productivity in the U.S.. In magazine SMEženy, Ladislava Chvostaľová, Manager ofconsulting company Amrop Slovakia comments on the topic.

Hospodárske Noviny: Last year “killed” the businesses. 900 of ours has fallen

Year 2009 was “the killer” for many businesses. The number of cases in which companies became insolvent grew by just under 45% in the CEE region. In the heart of Europe most affected was Czech Republic, however, followed by Slovakia. The situation is commented by Martin Krekáč, President of Business Alliance of Slovakia and Senior Partner of JENEWEIN GROUP.

Sme: Changing work is not about salary

Although they are in minority, the firms that can invest in new people, have a chance to win good employees thanks to the crisis. Igor Šulík, Managing Partner of consulting company Amrop Slovakia adds in daily SME, that wise employers will try to use the situation to strengthen their own key positions.

Hospodárske Noviny: The Union created for business

In one of the columns for the supplement Podnikanie (Business) of dialy Hospodárske noviny Patrik Zoltvány, the senior partner at a consulting company FIPRA Slovakia, focuses on the most interesting ideas of the Commissioner Nominees in the new European Commission, which were presented during the recent hearings in the European Parliament.

TA3: Barack Obama has failed to fulfill the promise

On the issue of closure of the Guantánamo, which U. S. President Barack Obama in the election battle promised to close of January 22, 2010, comments Rastislav Káčer, the Slovak Ambassador in the USA (Ret.), the President of the Slovak Atlantic Commission and the Chairman of the consulting company FIPRA Slovakia.

Slovenská televízia: First year of Barack Obama

Rastislav Káčer, the Slovak Ambassador in the USA (Ret.), the President of the Slovak Atlantic Commission and the Chairman of the consulting company FIPRA Slovakia, evaluates the first year of the 44th U. S. President Barack Obama in office in broadcast Správy a komentáre on Slovak Television.

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