Number of Foreign Workers Employed via Agencies Won't Be Limited

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) - The number of foreigners employed in Slovakia via temporary employment agencies won't be limited, as Parliament on Tuesday rejected an amendment to the Labour Code submitted by the We Are Family movement. The draft was supposed to protect the Slovak labour market in favour of Slovaks against foreign workers employed via temporary employment agencies or other employers. MPs from We Are Family proposed a 20-percent limit on foreign workers that can be employed by the aforementioned agencies and employers. According to We Are Family, the draft was presented because the number of foreigners from non-EU countries is 'skyrocketing'. This surge, claims the movement, began after the investment contract with carmaker Jaguar Land Rover was signed, in which the Government bound itself to speed up the process of giving residency permits to non-EU citizens. zel/df