In the representative sample of over 250 agreements examined, no single agreement was processed in full compliance with the legislation. In the Department of Health and Environment, for half of the agreements audited, they could not demonstrate what work had been carried out under them. They were also unable to explain the assessment of the legal exception clause, which is intended to prevent employment at the expense of permanent staff.

The Department of Health had the most significant number of non-regular employees, exceeding the number of regular employees from 2019 to 2023. There were five contractors for every four tribal employees. In the case of the state health insurance company, the auditors came across a contract worker who was paid more than one hundred thousand euros in connection with the reinsurance campaign.

A specific employer was the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatisation (MIRRI) of the Slovak Republic, where a significant part of the contingent workers worked for a remuneration of between 31 and 50 euros per hour. This is also related to the set-up of the Euro-fund projects and the fact that people work on them contractually. In their case, the average hourly rate was negotiated under more favourable conditions than for permanent staff.

Read the full text of the press release about this issue in Slovak language.