Актуални правни теми
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Alcohol in the workplace – what are the rules for employee checks?
Not to consume alcohol on the employer's workplace (or away from them, for that matter, as long as they are on the clock) is among the most fundamental obligations of employees. Consequently, employers have the right to verify whether their staff complies with this ban. The present article looks into
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Slovakia: Have you identified your UBO?
New rules stemming from the implementation of the anti-money laundering directive in Slovakia have introduced an obligation to all legal entities incorporated in Slovakia to identify their ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) and to keep respective files concerning UBOs. The new obligation of the legal entities is
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Legal prerequisites for bankruptcy tourism and residual debt discharge
To file for insolvency, the debtor must be represented either through the Centre for Legal Aid or an attorney. Two types of insolvency proceedings are available to natural persons in Slovakia. One is classic insolvency, and the other a payment schedule. A residual debt discharge is
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Stricter prohibition of replacement of posted employees
A posting is not possible if one posted employee is replaced by another posted employee. In the case of cross-border employment of workers, it must always be clarified which social security system applies. Within the EU, employees can only be subject to the law of a single Member
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Unauthorized re-posting of a publicly accessible photo on a website can infringe the rights of the photographer
Copyright reform is also noticeable in the decision-making practice of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). For example, in C-161/17 Renckhoff, the CJEU stated that unauthorized repeated use of a publicly available photograph on a website may violate a photographer’s rights. In this