Only long-term resident migrants are eligible for equal access to employment as EU nationals. Migrants can only start a business if they meet certain extra criteria. They are not supported by robust labour market integration measures. Migrants have equal access to vocational training and study grants, but the state does not explicitly aim to promote their vocational training, reduce their unemployment rates or improve their knowledge of Slovak. Neither does the state aim to facilitate the recognition of migrants' foreign qualifications by providing information on procedures and courses or by ensuring that procedures are fair, timely, and affordable. Once in a job, migrants enjoy workers' rights that meet best practice as in 14 other MIPEX countries. To move up to best practice on security, the state would need to use flexible criteria to allow migrants whose contracts are terminated to continue working and living in Slovakia.
