Is Slovak labour likely to become more mobile in the next four years?
GK: The moment more low-cost housing is available in those areas where companies need large numbers of employees, mobility will cease to be an issue. The government could do a great deal to help in this respect by providing tax breaks to developers involved in building low-cost housing, for example. TSS: What do you think of the strategies of the Labour Ministry to date to reduce unemployment and to increase the chances of unskilled people of finding work? GK: Subsidies and vague training and re-qualification programs will always be less effective than implementing short notice periods for redundant staff. If the government passed a notice period of one to two months for any kind of employee, unemployable people would become employable. It’s that simple, which is perhaps why it is not regarded as a structural solution to unemployment. TSS: In the past, large companies tended to hire foreigners for top positions at leading companies, but over the years more Slovak names began appearing
