Slovakia will be home to the European Labor Authority, an important institution for fair mobility
The European Labor Authority is located in the building at Landererová 12 in the center of Bratislava. Its creation creates several hundred new jobs.
Slovakia will be home to the European Labor Authority. The Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic Milan Krajniak (We are a family) and the Executive Director of the European Labor Authority (ELA) Cosmin Boiangiu signed an international agreement on the seat of the body on Monday. In 2019, Latvia, Cyprus and Bulgaria also ran for the seat together with the Slovak Republic. In a secret ballot, Slovakia won in the first round with 15 votes.
“I am very pleased that the seat of such an important institution as the European Labor Authority is being established in Bratislava. Slovakia is a working country that can work a lot in this area. I believe that the European Labor Authority will feel at home in our country,” said Krajniak. .
“It is more than symbolic that the European Agency for Justice has labor mobility and is based in a country in the heart of Europe. Boiangiu.
Assistance services and mobility
Both signed a Memorandum on the provision of assistance services for ELA in June 2021. Employees and their family members will be provided with support services after moving to Slovakia. Support will focus on official matters, the provision of basic living conditions or healthcare.
The European Labor Authority is located in the building at Landererová 12 in the center of Bratislava. Its creation creates several hundred new jobs. The main objective of the European Labor Authority is to improve the implementation of European Union rules on cross-border labor mobility and social security coordination.
Tasks also include supporting EU Member States in providing information to individuals and employers on their rights and obligations under Union law in the areas of labor mobility, free movement of services and social security coordination. ELA also coordinates cooperation between Member States, in particular in joint inspections.