Slovak Future of Work Summit 2025

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This workshop offers an opportunity for all stakeholders - politicians, platforms, companies and academics - to discuss the latest future of work trends as well as how the EU Platform Work Directive should be implemented in Slovakia.

Date & Time: 24th November 2025, 13:00 - 15:00

Location: THE NATIONAL UNION OF EMPLOYERS, Digital Park III, Einsteinova 19

851 01 Bratislava 5

Format: 2-hour moderated discussion

Language: Slovak

Topics include worker classification, algorithmic management, and the importance of flexibility in a rapidly evolving digital labour market. The summit will provide input into national legislation and showcase best practice.

We want to discuss the current situation in Slovakia - in a neutral and open way - by bringing together all decision-makers, opinion-formers and a broad group of stakeholders. This will be a Slovak language event.

OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOP 

The goal of the event is to:

• Bring together relevant stakeholders and shape how the future of work should look.
• Profile and educate on the future of work and the changes to the labour market brought about by digitalisation, as well as the changing demands of companies and individuals.
• Educate on platform work and the workstyle of independent contractors.
• Underline best in class examples from other countries.

INVITEES

• Platforms - ride-hailing and food delivery as well as platforms for knowledge workers
• National Union of Employers
• The Ministry of Labour & Ministry of Economy
• Politicians and Political Party representatives 
• Freelancers
• Government representatives from ministries and agencies 
• Trade Union representatives
• Academics

The event will be divided into three parts: 1) presentations 2) moderated discussion on the platform work directive (PWD), 3) New developments in the future of work.

13:00 - Networking & Welcome 

• Welcome from RUZ

13:10 - Presentations on "Future of Work: Combining Flexibility and Social Security in Modern Labour Market"

13:50 - Panel discussion: Implementation of the Platform Work Directive in Slovakia (30 minutes)

Panelists: Ministry official, Political party representative, Self-employed association representative, Wolt

Moderated by Martin Reguli, RUZ

14:20 - Panel discussion: New developments in the future of work (40 minutes)

Panelists: Ministry official, Political party representative, Platform representative

Moderated by Martin Reguli, RUZ

This will be an opportunity to discuss broader themes including why people are choosing portfolio careers and flexible work arrangements over the traditional 9 to 5 arrangement. We will also discuss how companies and organisations - as well as individuals - are adapting to the new reality.

15:00 - Event ends