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Ten inspiring days of research exchange with Šárka Homfray at CELSI

Šárka is a Czech trade union lawyer, publicist and feminist. She is also a PhD candidate in Civil Sector Studies at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague.

Monika Martišková at TREND’s Biznis trendy 2026 conference on the Slovak labour market

CELSI Deputy Director Monika Martišková will discuss slovak labour market at the second session at the conference "Business Trends 2026: The Future of Companies in the Age of AI Transformation".

AI at the bargaining table: our new study launched with FES Future of Work and UNI Europa

Our new study on how trade unions in European services address AI and algorithmic management through collective agreements was officially published by FES Future of Work on 15 October.

Monika Martišková and Patrik Gažo in Łódź on what the green transition means for workers in Slovakia

CELSI researchers Monika Martišková and Patrik Gažo presented their research at the 8th International Conference “Social Boundaries of Work: The Meanings of Work in Organizational Contexts” in Łódź, Poland.

From the workplace to democracy: INDEMTRUST kicks off in Vienna

On 15 and 16 October 2026, researchers from eight European institutions met at Central European University (CEU) in Vienna for the kick-off meeting of INDEMTRUST.

Two days, three countries, and five trade union and employer organisations at one table

On 13 and 14 October 2026, trade union and employer representatives from the metal and automotive sectors in Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia met in Bratislava.

About CELSI

Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) is an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan research institute located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Established in 2008, CELSI specializes in multidisciplinary research concerning labour markets and institutions, work and organizations, and business and society.

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CELSI research on AI and algorithmic management featured in e-Práca

The article in e-Práca, the news portal of the Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic (KOZ SR), focuses on a new CELSI research report by CELSI researcher Daryn Zholdasbay.

Martin Kahanec in an interview for SME’s ARÉNA on universities, AI and migration

In SME daily’s talk show ARÉNA s Janou Krescanko Dibákovou, he discussed Slovak labour market, universities and migration.

Martin Kahanec in SME on foreign workers in Slovak factories

A new article in SME daily looks at how foreign workers structure in Slovakia is changing.

New publication: Workers’ education and democracy - lessons from a rich European history

A new historical case studies report titled “Critical Education and Trade Unions: Episodes from a Rich History of Political Education of the Labour Movement in Europe” has been published.

More publications

New Discussion Papers

number 79

Evaluators’ masculine gender identity may drive gender biases in peer evaluation of business plans

Nov. 3, 2025

Magdalena Adamus, Martin Guzi

number 78

Migrant labour regimes and the Regulation of Temporary Labour Migration in Europe: an Introduction

Oct. 30, 2025

Nathan Lillie, Lisa Berntsen

number 77

Expansion of Flexibility and Its Limits. The Rise and Retreat of Serbian Temporary Workers in Slovak Automotives

Oct. 29, 2025

Dragan Aleksić, Mihail Arandarenko

number 76

Sourcing in or sourcing out? Diverging migrant labour regimes and use of temporary labour in the Dutch and Austrian food industries

Oct. 29, 2025

Lisa Berntsen, Sonila Danaj

New Research Reports

number 73

SEAD: Enhancing socio-ecological dialogue in the automotive industry

Sept. 15, 2026

Tibor T Meszmann, Adam Šumichrast

number 72

How new policy issues create opportunities for social partner participation: A сomparative study of artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in Slovakia and Italy

July 20, 2026

Daryn Zholdasbay,

number 71

BARWAGE: Discretion and (de)centralization in wage bargaining in the construction, hospitality, urban transport and waste management sectors: A Study on Austria

Aug. 31, 2024

Anna Fidrmuc, Marta Kahancová

number 70

BARWAGE: Discretion and (de)centralization in wage bargaining in the construction, hospitality, urban transport and waste management sectors: A Study on Czechia

Aug. 31, 2024

Adam Šumichrast,