2019 Update: In 2018, PETERKA & PARTNERS drafted the following chapter on what Slovakian companies need to know about sexual harassment in the workplace. In 2019, the ILN asked firms to consider the response following #MeToo in various jurisdictions. For Slovakia, the update is the following:

Slovakia adopted its Antidiscrimination Act back in 2004 and from 2009, the act also clearly defines between harassment, sexual harassment, victimisation and other forms of discrimination and provides legal remedies in such cases. Slovak law also prohibits discrimination in other specific laws (Labour Code, Act on State Services, etc.).

Therefore, currently the Slovak government is not under pressure for a change in legislation.

On the other hand, #MeToo movement has frequently been mentioned in official and social media in the last year...