Office of labour, social affairs and family in

Zvolen

5th TRANSNATIONAL MEETING – ZVOLEN

19 – 21 MARCH 2007

ZVOLEN OF TODAY    

 

                      

Zvolen is an important railway junction and crossroads of the road transport. The nearby airport of Sliač and its daily service between Prague and Sliač opens even more its way into the world. Zvolen is an administrative, economic and cultural centre of Pohronie (the Hron River Valley). It is a district seat with an area of 759 square kilometres, with almost 68 thousand inhabitants, and it borders on seven other districts of the Banská Bystrica region. It is the twelfth most populous town of Slovakia that in 1923 became for five years the seat of Zvolen County and has been continuously the district seat since then. Zvolen s basin is bounded by hills of Štiavnické and Kremnické vrchy from the West , by Štiavnické vrchy and Javorie from the South and by Poľana from the East.

The most highly located part of the Zvolen town intravilan, i.e. the built-up area of the town is Baková jama (421 metres above sea level), the lowest place is found near the confluence of the Hron and Slatina Rivers below the Deserted Castle (278 metres above sea level). The oldest part of the town is the present Námestie SNP (SNP Square) at an altitude of approximately 295 metres above sea level. In 2001 its reconstruction started. Nowadays it is a modern pedestrian zone and the centre of social life. 

THE OFFICE OF LABOUR, SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND FAMILY IN ZVOLEN

The Labour Office covers the territory of 3 neighbouring districts of Zvolen, Detva and Krupina and has about 240 employees where the detached offices exist also in the main district towns of Detva and Krupina. Zvolen belongs to districts with higher employment rate but the districts Detva and Krupina have bigger problems with unemployment.

The Office of labour, social affairs and family in Zvolen is located in 2 buildings – this one, that is on SNP Square and the second building on Stefanika street in the distance of 5 minutes walk from this building.

DIRECTOR

Section of SA&F Section of ES

Office of Director *secretariat *safety dept. *legal dept.           

Audit dept.

Detached Offices of DETVA,KRUPINA

Administrationdept.

  

Detached office. ofDETVA,KRUPINA       

Dept.of informatics, analyses and stat.

reviews

Office of personnel Financial dept.

 

Ind.advis. serv´s, mediation

Section of ESF

Department of employability

Social&legal children protect.

misery relief

Dept. of BCCHP

Dept. SLCP

Dept. of misery relief 

Department of services to employers

Department ofIAS, MS, EURES

Dept. of social benefits

Social benefits

Benefits for costs compensation of handicapped people

Dept. Of exp´s management

Dept. ofmonitoring & project management

Evaluation activities dept.

Office of labour, social affairs and family in Zvolen

Úrad práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny vo Zvolene (UPSVaR Zvolen

The overall registered unemployment rate of the Slovak Republic as of December 31, 2006

Development of number of job seekers in Slovakia

260 000

280 000

300 000

320 000

340 000

360 000

380 000

400 000

420 000

440 000

460 000

480 000

500 000

520 000

JanuárMarec Máj Júl

September

November

r

2003 2004

2005 2006

I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. Months

Vývoj miery evidovanej nezamestnanosti

9,0

10,0

11,0

12,0

13,0

14,0

15,0

16,0

17,0

18,0%

rok 2003 rok 2004rok 2005 rok 2006

Development of registered unemployment rate in Slovakia

I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII.Months

Structure of job seekers – schol graduates according to type of the school

8,5%

25,1%

33,8%

25,8%

6,8%

Unuversity Secondary education (without exam)Vocational secondary education Specialised secondary educationGeneral secondary education

Ročný prítok uchádzačov o zamestnanie

280 000

300 000

320 000

340 000

360 000

380 000

400 000

420 000

440 000

460 000XI

I.02

II.03

IV.0

3

VI.0

3

VIII.

03

X.03

XII.0

3

II.04

IV.0

4

VI.0

4

VIII.

04

X.04

XII.0

4

II.05

IV.0

5

VI.0

5

VIII.

05

X.05

XII.0

5

II.06

IV.0

6

VI.0

6

VIII.

06

X.06

XII.0

6

počtyNumber

Yearly inflow of job seekers in Slovakia

Ročný odtok uchádzačov o zamestnanie

340 000

360 000

380 000

400 000

420 000

440 000

460 000

480 000

500 000XI

I.02

II.03

IV.0

3

VI.0

3

VIII.

03

X.03

XII.0

3

II.04

IV.0

4

VI.0

4

VIII:

04

X.04

XII.0

4

II.05

IV.0

5

VI.0

5

VIII.

05

X.05

XII.0

5

II.06

IV.0

6

VI.0

6

VIII.

06

X.06

XII.0

6

počty

Yearly outflow of job seekers in Slovakia

Number

Structure of the Job Seekers1211

1774

2926

1776

age 15-24 age 25-34 age 35-49 age up to 50

The Structure of Job Seekers in the territory of UPSVaR Zvolen as of February 28, 2007

4151

3536

159

757

51

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

Number

Men Women PwD Fired fororganiz. reasons

School-leavers

The Main Structure of the Job Seekers

The Structure of Job Seekers in the territory of UPSVaR Zvolen as of February 28, 2007

36874000

180586

58

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

Number

Men Women Disabled Fired fororganiz. reasons

School-leavers

The Structure of Job Seekers in the territory of UPSVaR Zvolen as of February 28, 2007

Structure of Job Seekers according Time of Registration at Labour Office

3851

1143

2693

Until 12 months From 1 - 2 years More than 2 years

Structure of Job Seekers According their Education

229511171

195

654

64

2562

1933

702

Science Education University Higher Education Second. spec. education with graduat.exam Secondary gramm. education with gr.exam Secondary with graduat.exam Secondary education without exam ApprenticesComplete basic education Undone BE

Examples of measures of active labour market policy successfully applied by

labour offices

FINANCIAL contribution provided TO UNEMPLOYED registered by labour office for starting their own business (self-employment activities)

Amount of contribution for self-employed activities

Contribution Bratislava

Region

SR excluding Bratislava Region

Contribution for self-employed activities

Districts with UR lower than

SR UR

Districts with UR higher than

SR UR

to job seeker   0

19% of 24x MTLC

(SKK 46 859)

26% of 24x MTLC

(SKK 64 122)

to disadvantaged job seeker

18% of 24x minimum TLC

27% of 24x MTLC

(SKK 66 588)

36% of 24x MTLC

(SKK 88 785) Note: Districts with unemployment rate (UR) – districts with unemployment rate higher or lower than the average for Slovakia as a whole (9,4% p.a.) in the calendar year proceeding the calendar year in which the contribution is provided (in SKK)

 Explanatory note: MTLC = minimal total labour cost = 10 276,- SKK as of 1 October 2006 = 307 EUR

Applied FX rate for EUR/SKK as of 29 March 2007: 1 EUR = 33,5 SKK

FINANCIAL contribution provided TO employers companies that employ UNEMPLOYED registered by labour office

Amount of contribution paid to employer that employs disadvantaged job seekers (registered by labour office for

minimum of 4 months)

Contribution Bratislava Region

SR excluding Bratislava Region

Districts with UR lower than SR

UR

Districts with UR higher than SR

UR

Contribution for employing disadvantaged job seeker

26% of TLC/6 months + 26% of TLC/6 months  

42% of TLC/6 months + 26% z TLC/9 months for business company 55% of TLC/6 months + 26% of TLC/9 months for non-profit organization  

55% of TLC/6 months + 26% z TLC/12 months for business company 74% of TLC/ 6 months + 26% of TLC/12 months for non-profit organization

Note: Contribution for one disadvantaged job seeker is provided monthly

Financial contribution for reimburcement of labour costs and operational costs directly relating to establishing and

maintaining sheltered workshops or sheltered workplaces for handicapped people

Amount of contribution paid to employer

Contribution  

Bratislava Region

SR excluding Bratislava Region

Districts with UR lower than SR UR

Districts with UR higher than SR

UR

Contribution to establishing a sheltered workshop or sheltered workplace and to their maintaining, paid to employer who employs a proportion of handicapped people

18% of 24x MTLC + 90% of documented additional costs to maximal total 75% of 24x MTLC  

27% of 24x MTLC + 90% of documented additional costs to maximal total 85% of 24x MTLC  

36% of 24x MTLC + 90% of documented additional costs to maximal total 100% of 24x MTLC

Explanatory note: MTLC = minimal total labour cost = 307 EUR

Financial contribution to handicapped people for health reasons who decide to operate or carry out self-employment activities

Amount of contribution to be paid to handicapped unemployed person

Contribution Bratislava

Region

SR excluding Bratislava Region

Districts with UR lower than SR

UR

Districts with UR higher than

SR UR

Amounts contributed to disabled citizens to operate or carry out self-employed activities

18% of 24x MTLC (SKK 35 511) + 90% of documented additional costs to maximal total 75% of 24x MTLC (SKK 147 963)

27% of 24x MTLC (SKK 53 267) + 90% of demonstrable additional costs to maximal total 85% of 24x MTLC (SKK 167 691)

36% of 24x MTLC (SKK 71 022) + 90% of documented additional costs to maximal total 100% of 24x MTLC (SKK 197 284)

Explanatory note: MTLC = minimal total labour cost = 307 EUR

- FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION for reimbursement of training costs

-- PAID TO EMPLOYERS companies that re-train their employees whose job becomes redundant or that train and then employ people registered by labour office

-- PAID TO UNEMPLOYED or employed people that are registered by labour office

Thank you very much for your attention !