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Update 07.08.2024: We would like to inform you about changes in the amount of a meal allowance in Slovakia, following the published Measure of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, and Family of the Slovak Republic No. 211/2024 Coll. on the amount of meal allowance received for business trip.
The purpose of the proposed measure is to increase the amount of the meal allowance for individual time zones as compensations for employee send on a business travel, due to the price index development of meals and non-alcoholic beverages in the hospitality.
By the proposed measure of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic, the amount of the meal allowance for individual time zones shall be increased as following:
The proposed changes in the amount of meal allowance will affect the employer‘s contribution for meal provided according to the § 152 of Act no. 311/2001 Coll. of the Labour Code, as amended:
The above-mentioned legislative changes may lead to the require of the employer to adjust the internal directive regarding employer’s contributions for meal.
The The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic issued a measure no. 73/2024 which increases the basic compensation for the use of motor vehicles during business trip with effectiveness from May 1, 2024.
The amount of the basic allowance per each 1 km of the journey from May 1, 2024, is:
Increase in the amount of meal allowance and the basic allowance for business trip is provided in § 8 par. 1 of Act no. 283/2002 Coll. on travel allowances, as amended.