Remarks: This Act shall apply to employment relationships between employers established or residing in the Republic of Slovenia and the workers employed with them. This Act shall also apply to employment relationships between foreign employers and workers, concluded on the basis of an employment contract on the territory of the Republic of Slovenia. In case of workers posted to the Republic of Slovenia by a foreign employer on the basis of an employment contract pursuant to foreign law, this Act shall apply in accordance with the provisions regulating the position of workers posted to work in the Republic of Slovenia. Art.3
Remarks: This Act shall lay down the right to the minimum wage and its amount; it shall also stipulate the conditions under which a provisional minimum wage may be paid, the method of determining its amount and its publication. Art.1
Name of Act
The adjustment of the Minimum Wage provided by the Minister for 2012, No. 007-4/2012/1, of 13 January 2012, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No.5 of 23 January 2012. MINISTRSTVA, Znesek minimalne place. Uradni list Republike Slovenije Št. 5 Ljubljana, ponedeljek 23. 1. 2012.
"Worker" shall mean any natural person who has entered into an employment relationship on the basis of a concluded employment contract.
Employment Relationships Act Art.5(1)
Employer
"Employer" shall mean a legal and natural person or another entity such as a state body, local community, subsidiary of a foreign company and a diplomatic and consular mission employing the worker on the basis of an employment contract.
Employment Relationships Act Art.5(2)
Wage
A wage is composed of the basic wage, part of the wage for job performance and extra payments.
Employment Relationships Act Art.126(2)
Minimum wage
"Minimum wage" shall mean the minimum monthly pay that a worker is entitled for the performance of full-time work. A worker working part time shall be entitled to a proportionate share of the minimum wage.
Minimum Wage Act Art.2
MINIMUM WAGE FIXING
Procedure
Government decides after consultation of the social partners
The amount of the minimum wage shall be determined by the minister responsible for labour after prior consultation with the social partners; it shall be published in the Uradni list Republike Slovenije (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia) not later than 31 January of the current year.
Minimum Wage Act Art.6
Minimum wage set through decentralized collective bargaining
Wages may also be determined through collective agreement, provided that they are more favourable than those fixed by legislation.
Collective Agreements Act Art.4
Criteria
Level of wages and incomes in the country
Wage trends shall be taken into account when determining the minimum wage rate.
Minimum Wage Act Art.3
Economic development
Economic conditions or economic growth shall be taken into account when determining the minimum wage rate.
Minimum Wage Act Art.3
Level of employment
Employment trends shall be taken into account when determining the minimum wage rate.
Minimum Wage Act Art.3
Inflation rate
The rise in consumer prices shall be taken into account when determining the minimum wage rate.
Minimum Wage Act Art.3
Coverage
Scope
The minimum wage applies to all employees in the private sector with no exceptions. All employers must pay a wage that is at least equal to the minimum wage.
» Minimum wage levels for specific categories of workers
No.
» Trainees
The wage of trainees and workers undergoing training or job induction may not be lower than the minimum wage laid down by law.
Employment Relationships Act Art.140(2)
Level
Minimum wage level(s) in national currency
The last adjustment of the minimum wage was set in 763,06 euros per month for a full-time worker.
The adjustment of the Minimum Wage for 2012 S.202
Last minimum wage update
The last adjustment of the minimum wage is in force since 1 January 2012
The adjustment of the Minimum Wage for 2012 S.202 Minimum Wage Act Art.5(2)
In-kind allowances
Wages must, in principle, be paid in cash. However, eventual allowances in-kind may be allowed if provided in a manner laid down in the employment contract with regard to the nature of work and existing practice.
Employment Relationships Act Art.126(1), 134(5)
Rate of payment
» Monthly
Yes. The legislation provides a monthly minimum wage rate.
Minimum Wage Act Art.4
» Other
The wage shall be paid for payment intervals which may not be longer than one month.
Employment Relationships Act Art.134(1)
Scheduled frequency of adjustment
Once a year, the minimum wage shall be adjusted at least to the rise in consumer prices. The official data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia on the annual rise in consumer prices for the previous December-to-December period shall be used in calculating minimum wage adjustments.
Minimum Wage Act Art.5(1)
Enforcement mechanisms
Labour inspection
Supervision over the implementation of the provisions of the legislation and collective agreements (including the provisions of the Minimum Wage Act) shall be exercised by the Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia.
Fines in national currency for non-respect of legislation
A fine ranging between EUR 3,000 and 20,000 shall be imposed on an employer for failing to pay a worker the stipulated minimum wage rate.
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, a fine of EUR 1,500 to 8,000 shall be imposed on a smaller employer that employs ten or fewer workers and commits the offence referred to in the preceding paragraph.
Minimum Wage Act Art.8(1)(2)
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