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Central
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Labour
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Institute
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.
New publications
New publication: Platform work between regulation and reality in Central and Eastern Europe
A new article co-authored by CELSI researchers Marta Kahancová and Adam Šumichrast has been published in East European Politics and Societies (EEPS).
Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as a Key Labour Market Challenge
The article draws on the conference contribution of Martin Kahanec, Founder and Scientific Director of CELSI, who presented key trends shaping labour markets in Europe and Slovakia.
Martin Kahanec on What Really Threatens Slovakia
CELSI Scientific Director Martin Kahanec reflects on the deep societal risks facing the country in a expert survey of the innovative civic-tech organisation DEMDIS.
Marta Kahancová guest on Rádio Slovensko
CELSI Managing Director and labour market researcher Marta Kahancová was a guest on the Slovak Radio talk show Hosť Rádia Slovensko on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
New Discussion Papers
Evaluators’ masculine gender identity may drive gender biases in peer evaluation of business plans
Migrant labour regimes and the Regulation of Temporary Labour Migration in Europe: an Introduction
Expansion of Flexibility and Its Limits. The Rise and Retreat of Serbian Temporary Workers in Slovak Automotives
Sourcing in or sourcing out? Diverging migrant labour regimes and use of temporary labour in the Dutch and Austrian food industries
New Research Reports
BARWAGE: Discretion and (de)centralization in wage bargaining in the construction, hospitality, urban transport and waste management sectors: A Study on Austria
BARWAGE: Discretion and (de)centralization in wage bargaining in the construction, hospitality, urban transport and waste management sectors: A Study on Czechia
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