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Will Microsoft have to hand over your data to the US Government?Namely, the US Justice Department has filed a petition asking the US Supreme Court to review the lower court’s…

Execution of cross-border transport services in Austria now simplifiedThe new »overall posting« enables Slovenian employers to make a single application of cross-border services of its employees for a period of…

Beefed-up Criminal CodeKZ-1E's description of the criminal offence of violation of fundamental rights of employees omits the word “knowingly”, indicating that said criminal offence can be committed with oblique intent…

Hospitality and tourism industry agree on higher holiday pay for 2017In 2017 the holiday pay for all employers that are bound by KPGT, amounts to EUR 950.00. The annex has…

Changes in the labour market on the horizonThe social partners’ negotiations regarding the amendment to the Employment Relationship Act came to an unsuccessful conclusion (the main reason was disagreement surrounding…

EU-US Privacy Shield: Slovenian Information Commissioner authorisation no longer required for transfer of personal data to the USAs we already reported in March 2016, the EU and the US reached…

The end of contractual penalties clauses in employment contracts or yet another discrepancy in jurisprudence?This article comments on the recent judgement rendered by the Higher Labour and Social Court, Ref.…

Did Slovenian banks in the case of loans in Swiss francs act unconstitutionally?The authors of the legal opinion, Dr. Boštjan M. Zupančič and Dr. Ciril Ribičič, take the position that…

Amendments to the Prevention of Restriction of Competition ActPRCA-1, which shall enter into force on 20 May 2017, now allows persons who have incurred losses due to an infringement of…

Jurisprudence is becoming less reserved regarding piercing the corporate veilIn the case, the plaintiffs were buyers of apartments who demanded a purchase price reduction due to material defects to the…