The legal framework of the industrial relations system is changing in Slovenia. The most important of these changes will be the adoption of a new Law on Collective Agreements by parliament, most probably in the first half of 2003. However, as well as this legislative change, employers' organisations
In this feature, we trace the development of trade unions in Slovenia from their origins up until the present day, before examining the current position.
On 11 June 2002, the Slovene parliament passed a new Law on Public Employees (Zakon o javnih usluzbencih) (LPE), which will come into operation from 28 June 2003. The adoption of this law is an important step in the reform of the public administration, because, as well as employment in the wider
On 20 June 2002, the Slovene parliament passed the Law on European Works Councils (LEWC) (Zakon o Evropskih svetih delavcev). The purpose of the LEWC is primarily to transpose the requirements of the EU Directive (94/45/EC) of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of an European Works Council or a
On 4 April 2002, the Economic and Social Council of Slovenia (Ekonomsko socialni svet Slovenije, ESSS) held its 100th session. ESSS was established by the April 1994 tripartite agreement on pay policy in the private sector (SI0206102F [1]). Through this accord, the government, employers'
On 26 April 2002, the Slovene parliament passed a Law on Labour Relations (SI0206101N [1]) governing individual employment relationships, which will come in force on 1 January 2003. Among other measures, the law introduces and regulates temporary agency work. The aim is on the one hand to increase
In June 2002, the Slovene government, employers' organisations and trade unions concluded an 'agreement on pay policy for the period 2002-4' (Dogovor o politiki plac za obdobje 2002–2004) for the private sector. Since 1994 onwards, the Slovene government, employers' organisations and trade unions
On the initiative of the Trade Union of Construction Industry of Slovenia (Sindikat delavcev gradbenih dejavnosti Slovenije, SDGDS), affiliated to the Union of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (Zveza svobodnih sindikatov Slovenije, ZSSS), the Economic and Social Council of Slovenia (Ekonomsko socialni
On 26 April 2002, after seven years of preparations and negotiations between the social partners, parliament finally passed a 'Law on Labour Relations' which will come in force on 1 January 2003. This law, which governs individual employment relationships, is one of the most important parts of the