Background information

The Employment Service of Slovenia (Zavod RS za zaposlovanje, ZRSZ) established Employers' Offices in 2013 in order to better meet employers' needs. Offices are located in 12 different locations across Slovenia. The offices provide a space for ZRSZ advisers to meet employers and better identify current and future needs that companies may have. This information is used to help the ZRSZ select adequate candidates for vacant posts, and provide training and education programmes in line with future needs.

Content of measure

Employers' Offices ease access to information on active employment measures for employers, assistance with the administrative issues in hiring new employees and with public invitations for tender. For instance, the ‘Practical training programme’ reimburses employers’ costs for short-term training of unemployed and, particularly, vulnerable groups (beneficiaries of international protection, Roma), while ‘Incentives for employment’ covers a part of salary of young or old unemployed workers.

In addition to regular activities, Employers’ Offices organise the European Employers’ Day, information days for employers, and visits to small and medium-sized companies. These events help to strengthen the collaboration between the employment service and SMEs.

The Employment Service of Slovenia (ZRSZ) manages the Employers' Offices funded by National and European funds.

Use of measure

Employers’ Offices are located in all of the Employment Service regional offices to make their services more accessible for employers. Since 2020, the regular assistance to employers (information, vacancy announcements, candidate referrals, assistance with active labour market programmes, etc.) has been simplified with an e-tender application (‘e-Ponudba’). Offices promote companies that received awards for entrepreneurial achievements and social responsibility by adding awards to vacancy announcements.

In the 2020 survey, 4,784 companies gave Employers’ Offices a high rating (average 4.29) on a scale from 1 to 5. The quality of counselling contributed the most to the high overall score (MDDSZ, Annual Report on the Implementation of Labour Market Measures for 2020, p. 13-14).

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Applies to all businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Public employment service	European Funds National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Unknown	Unknown
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Unknown
• Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

Unknown

Views and reactions

Unknown

Sources

• 01 September 2013: Employment Service of Slovenia, Employers’ Office (www.ess.gov.si)
• 24 November 2021: Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunitie (www.gov.si)