State employees to receive shorter week as companies face tax burden
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Public sector workers are poised for a shorter work week, higher pay, and extended vacation time. The government expects private companies to fund the arrangement through their tax bills as part of a significant increase in benefits for those in state service.
In Bratislava, prosecutors have requested the pre-trial detention of an Austrian national who allegedly attacked a hospital nurse. Further north in Orava, police arrived at a medical practice to find the doctor on duty was intoxicated, with a breathalyzer test recording a level of 1.3 per mille. Separately, a grim investigation continues in Myjava regarding a headless body found in a burned car.
Fuel prices have reached record highs, with standard gasoline exceeding 1.80 euros per liter. Meanwhile, the approach of local elections has changed the political landscape: in Banská Bystrica, polling suggests the gap at the top of the mayoral race has significantly closed.