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Comprehensive tax reform on the horizonAt the end of February 2019, the Ministry of Finance presented a proposal relating to changes in taxation in order to reduce the tax burden…

Can an Employer Terminate a Pregnant Worker’s Employment Contract as Part of the Redundant Workers Termination Plan?Collective terminations are regulated in the Employment Relationships act (Official Gazette of the Republic…

Supreme Court Decision Confirms Collective Regulation of Seniority AllowanceAs we explained in detail in the October issue of the Legal Buzz, varying interpretations of articles 129 and 222 of the…

Annulment of the Final Building PermitThe previously applicable Construction Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, no. 102/04, »ZGO-1«) stated that a building permit ceases to be valid, if…

Amendments to the Minimum Wage ActIn 2018, there was a gross minimum wage increase of 4.7% in the Republic of Slovenia, amounting to EUR 842.70 gross. The amendments to the…

The business performance bonuses that the worker received from another employer are not decisive for the more favourable tax treatment of the business performance bonusThis is relevant in particular for…

Personal data of the trade union membersIn the opinion no. 0712-3/2018/1260, entitled Processing of the personal data of the trade union members, the Information Commissioner pointed out that trade union…

New Family Code and Prenuptial AgreementsThe main change the Family Code (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, no. 15/17, hereinafter DZ) brings and which is probably the most important…

ECHR Delivers Final Decision in Lekić CaseAs a reminder – in our June issue of Legal Buzz we wrote on the entry into force of the Act on Interruption of…

Did the legislator really intend on giving smaller employers so much freedom when engaging agency workers?Employment Relationship Act (Zakon o delovnih razmerjih, ZDR-1) extends certain benefits to smaller employers (i.e.…