BRATISLAVA, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Marcela Glevicka from Focus opinion poll agency for Profesia on Monday said quite a number of survey participants wouldn't mind working without a contract.
"As many as 21 percent said that they wouldn't mind at all working without a contract, while another 26 percent conceded that they would consider such an option." Glevicka cited a survey carried out between May 20 and May 26.
The groups that were most willing to work without a contract were students (36 percent).
"A significant willingness to work without a contract, which means that nobody would pay taxes or social and health insurance deductions for the employee, was found among people aged 18-24, as many as two-thirds of those asked. Only 6 percent of those who were entering the labor market said that they certainly wouldn't work without a contract", added Glevicka.
The willingness to work without a contract diminishes with age - in the age category of 45-54, it was 42 percent. Around 29 percent of people more than 55 years old would definitely refuse to work illegally.
"When it comes to spheres of work, the highest number of people willing to work illegally were found among non-qualified blue-collar workers - 54 percent, while only 15 percent from this group said that they wouldn't work without a contract," stressed Glevicka.
The willingness of Slovak to work without a contract has remained strong, although the unemployment rate in country dropped to 12.96 percent in April.
According to Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter the figures over the past few months indicate that the rate may be curbed to the EU average in the course of this year. The unemployment rate for the EU28 stood at 10.5 percent as of March 2014.
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