Wage negotiations in the public sector, the suspension of dialogue between employer organisations and the government over tax amendments, and protests by assistant kindergarten teachers regarding pay are among the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest
The media sector in Slovenia is characterised by high rate of precarious work, especially among young people. The management of the largest national media company RTV Slovenia has already been warned by the Labour Inspectorate against violating labour legislation.
The Government of Slovenia has been ordered to pay millions of euros to public sector employees who didn’t receive an agreed pay rise after it was frozen as part of austerity measures. The Trade Union of State Bodies of Slovenia has won a case against the state in the Higher Court. The court ruled
On 27 November 2013 the Parliament of Slovakia [1] adopted a number of amendments to the country’s Labour Market Regulation Act. The majority of amendments tightened regulations covering temporary work [2] and the operation of temporary work agencies (TWAs) (*SI0207101F* [3]). [1] http://www.nrsr.sk
Early in 2013, Slovenia was on the brink of needing the help of the Troika – the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund – to support its ailing national finances. On 20 May 2013, the Slovenian government and public sector trade unions concluded an
Extra year-end payments (YEPs) were common in Slovenia until the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008. These were paid in addition to the regular monthly wage, and included the bonus generally referred to as the ‘13th month’ payment and the Christmas bonus. Every year in November and
Slovenia’s minimum wage is one of the highest among EU Member States. While average wages remained stagnant, the minimum wage increased to 50% of the average wage in 2012. The In-depth review for Slovenia (665 KB PDF) [1] published by the European Commission [2] in April 2013 stated that the minimum
On 23 January 2013, around 100,000 public sector employees took part in a one-day strike in protest at the government's plan to cut the public sector wage bill by 5%. Trade unions representing public sector employees said that the cut had not been negotiated with them before being included in the
More than 14,000 Slovenian steel and electronics workers at 102 companies took part in a strike on 23 January 2013 in support of their wage demands (*SI1301041I* [1]). The strike was organised by the Steel and Electronics Industries Union of Slovenia (SKEI [2]), which is a member of the Union of
On 2 September 2012, Angel Gurría, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD [1]), opened the Network of Ideas Business lunch 2012. In his introductory remarks [2], he described Slovenia’s labour market as rigid and hampering economic adjustment. [1] http