The Union of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS [1]) has warned several times that poorly regulated management buyouts and monopolistic practices still occur in Slovenia – frequently in the construction industry (*SI1108019I* [2]). [1] http://www.sindikat-ks90.si/ [2] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef
Primorje was founded in 1946 in order to rebuild and improve transport infrastructure and houses destroyed during the war. In the 1970s Primorje was also involved in intensive building activity in Iraq, Algeria, Libya, Jordan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Germany and Croatia. By the end of 1980s
In March 2011, the Employment Service of Slovenia (ZRSZ [1]), which is responsible for the unemployed and employment policy, temporarily stopped grants to the newly self-employed. It said that funds earmarked for this had dried up because there were too many applicants. However, at the end of August
A parliamentary election for the 90 deputies to the National Assembly [1] of Slovenia was held on 4 December 2011. This was the first snap election in Slovenia's history. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Slovenia%29
In 2011 the crisis in the construction industry in Slovenia (*SI0207102N* [1]) intensified. Eurostat [2] reports that among the 14 Member States for which data were available in May 2011, construction output fell in nine countries and rose in five. The largest decreases were registered in: [1] www
According to the Law on Labour Market Regulation (LLMR [1]) the Employment Service of Slovenia (ZRSZ [2]) must keep a register of employers who have ‘negative references’. The Union of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS [3]) believes the state is legally obliged to publish a complete list. [1] http
The Union of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (ZSSS [1]) had protested for a long time about the unfair treatment of migrant workers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and from Macedonia. These workers found it impossible to get unemployment benefit, although they were still required to pay contributions to
The Slovenian government has submitted a draft restructured government budget to parliament with a package of intervention measures to address the budget deficit. Among other things the Act on Intervention Measures to Tackle Economic Crisis includes:
The law on temporary work (in Slovenian, 171Kb PDF) [1] set out to regulate different forms of temporary work or ‘small work’ in Slovenia. It defines this kind of work as paid temporary or occasional work or longer-term time-limited work of people such as students, pensioners and unemployed people (
On 5 July 2011, a group of subcontractors in the construction sector founded a new chamber, or employer organisation. The new Chamber for the Construction Sector (ZGS) is a sectoral employer organisation and as such is independent and not a member of any umbrella organisation.