New wage system criticised
17 October 2008
After lengthy negotiations a new salary system was introduced across the public sector this year. One of the aims of the reform was to establish a fairer and clearer salary structure for public sector workers, recognising that some groups were particularly worse off. The agreement included provisions to make some of the bigger wage adjustments over a longer period – up to 2011. However, the new system has been subject to criticism by several different groups of workers and is now the subject of a constitutional court case taken by a trade union representing child care, education and research workers.
Read more at > Slovenia Times (EN)
And more again at ST (EN)
Unions unite in massive demonstration over pay
28 November 2007
The six union confederations in Slovenia organised a demonstration over pay, arguing that workers deserve higher pay increases in the light of rising company profits and higher inflation. An estimated 70,000 joined the march - the biggest demonstration in Slovenia for 15 years. The unions say that strike action could follow in January if the employers don’t increase their pay offer.
Read more at > Slovenia government news site (EN)
And at > eux news site (EN)
And for more photos go to > ZSSS (SL)
Public sector collective agreement signed
2 October 2007
The industrial relations observatory EIRO reports that a new public sector agreement should be in place by the beginning of 2008 after five years of negotiations between the government and trade unions. The public sector will be covered by this general collective agreement and then specific agreements will be negotiated in different sectors. The main provisions of the agreement allow for four pay increases between 1 January 2008 and 31 March 2010 with one official estimate forecasting real increases in pay of 4.2% in 2008, 3.3% in 2009 and 4.8% in 2010. The agreement will also bring pay rates across the public sector more in line with workers in culture, social security and healthcare likely to benefit most from the changes.
Read more at > EIRO (EN)
Change to minimum wage fixing
10 October 2006
A change in legislation means that the national minimum wage is now set by an annual formula rather than as the result of tripartite consultation. The increase each year will be determined by the level of inflation and the nationally agreed pay rises for the public and private sectors. This year’s increase is 2% for the year from 1 August to 31 July 2007. Trade unions had wanted a change in the law to establish the national minimum wage more firmly and not have it called into question in the annual negotiations. However, they did not want the annual increase to be removed from the tripartite discussions.
Read more at > EIRO (EN)
New pay system in public sector
12 November 2005
The EIRO industrial relations observatory reports that a July 2005 law introduces collective agreements into the Slovenian public sector and will require the government to negotiate an annual agreement on pay. However, experts and unions are concerned about the compulsory element included in the legislation and say that it could contravene the European Social Charter and International Labour Organisation Convention 158.
Read more at > EIROl
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