Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.
Overview of measures by country
Eurofound has identified 97 measures in Slovenia in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the digital transformation, the green transition, and companies undergoing restructuring. Most cases fall into the category Supporting businesses to stay afloat with 28 cases (29%). The data collection to date started in March 2020, and data are updated at regular intervals.
This overview was prepared by Maja Breznik (University of Ljubljana) and Eurofound.
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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10 April 2020 Updated |
Limitation of certain rights of healthcare workers
Mobilisation of a larger workforce |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Temporary suspension of some labour regulations for public servants
Mobilisation of a larger workforce |
11 April 2020 Updated |
Restrictions lifted on temporary work in agriculture
Change of work arrangements (working time, rota schemes) |
02 July 2020 Updated |
Crisis bonus for public employees
Remuneration and rewards for workers in essential services |
27 November 2020 |
Temporary availability of health care workers during the epidemic
Change of work arrangements (working time, rota schemes) |
27 November 2020 |
Temporary interventions in labour law
Mobilisation of a larger workforce |
08 January 2021 Updated |
Cancellation of employment contract of workers fulfilling requirements for retirement
Change of work arrangements (working time, rota schemes) |
09 January 2022 Updated |
Promotion of wage bracket for doctors and dentists
Remuneration and rewards for workers in essential services |
23 June 2022 |
Rapid reports
Other |
23 June 2022 |
Publications of the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development
Other |
31 October 2023 Updated |
Temporary measures on the employment of foreign workers due to flood
Mobilisation of a larger workforce |
Bipartite collective agreements |
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08 October 2021 |
Collective bargaining on crisis bonuses in the public sector
Remuneration and rewards for workers in essential services |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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10 April 2020 Updated |
Measures to allow self-employed to postpone or avoid the payment of social security contributions
Deferral of payments or liabilities |
31 October 2023 |
Aid for post-flood economic reconstruction
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
31 October 2023 |
Temporary aid for self-employed affected by natural disaster
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
17 February 2023 |
Liquidity loans
Access to finance |
04 November 2022 |
Slovenian export and development bank (SID bank
Access to finance |
12 September 2022 |
Aid for agriculture and fisheries
Access to finance |
11 July 2022 |
Act governing the rescue and restructuring aid for companies and cooperatives in difficulty
Rescue procedures in case of insolvency or adaptation of insolvency regulation |
23 June 2022 |
National Ownership Transfer Point
Access to finance |
09 January 2022 Updated |
Support to companies for the purchase of rapid antigenic tests
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
11 July 2021 |
Partial reimbursement of lost income for operators of teleferics, funiculars, ski and cable lifts
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
11 July 2021 |
Help for film and audiovisual industry
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
31 October 2023 |
Aid to agriculture in post-flood reconstruction
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
11 July 2021 |
Partial reimbursement of costs for meeting and events industry
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
29 March 2021 Updated |
Development incentives in 2021
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
29 March 2021 |
Ban on the distribution of profits or rewards to management
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
22 February 2021 |
Partial reimbursement of the minimum wage increase
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
08 January 2021 |
Measures for culture, media and NGO sector
Other |
27 November 2020 |
Deferred payment of taxes and social contributions
Deferral of payments or liabilities |
27 November 2020 Updated |
Partial reimbursement of fixed cost
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
10 October 2020 |
Increase in the wage subsidy for workers with disabilities
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
11 April 2020 Updated |
Subsidies for agriculture, forestry and fisheries and mandatory local purchases
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
11 April 2020 Updated |
Deferred compulsory settlement or bankruptcy and other measures
Rescue procedures in case of insolvency or adaptation of insolvency regulation |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Deferred payments of borrowers' obligations and state guarantee
Deferral of payments or liabilities |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Exemption from companies' obligation to pay pension and disability and contributions and crisis bonus
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
11 July 2021 |
State subsidies for annual leave
Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
29 February 2024 |
Measures to ensure liquidity
Access to finance |
Other initiatives or policies |
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08 June 2023 |
Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, water quality, and wastewater treatment
Access to finance |
08 June 2023 |
Loans for companies affected by the war in Ukraine
Access to finance |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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10 April 2020 Updated |
Temporary layoff scheme and reimbursement of related wage compensation to employers
Income support for people in employment (e.g., short-time work) |
02 July 2020 Updated |
Subsidies for short-time work
Income support for people in employment (e.g., short-time work) |
10 October 2020 |
Reimbursement of the monthly crisis allowance for people with disabilities working in social enterprises
Income support for people in employment (e.g., short-time work) |
11 July 2021 Updated |
Wage related compensation due to force majeure
Income support for people in employment (e.g., short-time work) |
23 June 2022 |
Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia
Income support for people in employment (e.g., short-time work) |
17 February 2023 |
Wage compensations for temporary layoff and short-time work
Income support for people in employment (e.g., short-time work) |
31 October 2023 |
Compensation for employees who are unable to work due to floods or landslides
Income support for people in employment (e.g., short-time work) |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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23 June 2022 |
Export Window
Matching/networking |
17 February 2023 |
Emergency Intervention Addressing High Energy Prices
Change of production/Innovation |
Other initiatives or policies |
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23 June 2022 |
Go International Slovenia
Matching/networking |
23 June 2022 |
Employers' Offices
Creation of platforms for businesses aimed at customer |
23 June 2022 |
StartupPlus
Change of production/Innovation |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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08 January 2021 Updated |
Bonus for hazardous work
Occupational health and safety |
29 March 2021 Updated |
Teleworking regulation
Teleworking arrangements, remote working |
08 October 2021 Updated |
Condition of morbidity, vaccination and testing at workplace
Occupational health and safety |
Tripartite agreements |
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08 October 2021 |
The obstruction of the tripartite social dialogue
Other |
Company practices |
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10 September 2020 |
A new employment model in Höfe
Changes of working hours or work arrangements |
27 November 2020 |
Pivka perutninarstvo - an example of good practice
Occupational health and safety |
Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
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11 September 2020 Updated |
Initiative from employers for reforming teleworking arrangements
Teleworking arrangements, remote working |
Other initiatives or policies |
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10 April 2020 Updated |
Health and safety at work in the epidemic
Occupational health and safety |
10 September 2020 Updated |
Trade union initiative for a complete closure of shops on Sunday
Changes of working hours or work arrangements |
10 September 2020 |
Trade union proposal for a reform of occupational medicine
Occupational health and safety |
11 September 2020 |
Re-establishment of tripartite negotiation on the third and forth emergency laws
Other |
27 November 2020 |
Survey of companies about workers, infected in workplaces
Occupational health and safety |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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09 April 2020 Updated |
Sick leave during pandemic covered by state funds
Paid sick leave |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Monthly basic income for self-employed
Extensions of income support to workers not covered by any kind of protection scheme |
02 July 2020 Updated |
Exceptional unemployment benefits
Income support for unemployed |
23 June 2022 |
Public support for job seekers whose employment is at risk
Income support for unemployed |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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10 April 2020 Updated |
One-time solidarity allowance for retired persons, large families and other vulnerable groups
Protection of vulnerable groups (beyond employment support) |
10 October 2020 |
A one-off solidarity allowance for recipients of disability insurance compensation
Protection of vulnerable groups (beyond employment support) |
09 January 2022 |
Compensation for damage caused by COVID-19 vaccination or medical treatment
Protection of vulnerable groups (beyond employment support) |
13 May 2022 Updated |
Accommodation of refugees from Ukraine
Keeping or obtaining a safe home |
13 May 2022 Updated |
Income support and other humanitarian measures for Ukrainian refugees
Other humanitarian measures |
13 May 2022 Updated |
Access to healthcare for Ukrainian refugees
Access to healthcare |
13 May 2022 Updated |
Access to childcare and education for Ukrainian refugees
Access to childcare and education |
13 May 2022 Updated |
Access to the labour market for Ukrainian refugees
Protection of vulnerable groups (beyond employment support) |
12 September 2022 Updated |
Ensuring transparency of retail prices for consumers
Other humanitarian measures |
31 October 2023 |
Extraordinary cash social assistance and other support for flood victim
Other humanitarian measures |
31 October 2023 Updated |
Mandatory solidarity contribution for post-flood recover
Other humanitarian measures |
Other initiatives or policies |
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12 September 2022 |
Solarized Slovenia: developing solar power plants
Keeping or obtaining a safe home |
Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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02 July 2020 Updated |
Set of measures to sustain the sectors most hit by the pandemic
Support for spending, stimulus packages |
29 February 2024 |
Funding for flood reconstruction
Strategic plans and programmes |
08 June 2023 Updated |
Mandate to regularly transmit information regarding the price of agricultural and food products
Support for other basic items (e.g., food, housing, public transport, medicines) |
17 February 2023 Updated |
Support for food
Support for other basic items (e.g., food, housing, public transport, medicines) |
17 February 2023 |
Partial reimbursements of the costs of price increases for electricity, natural gas and steam
Support for energy bills |
12 September 2022 |
Setting prices for certain petroleum products
Support for fuel expenses |
12 September 2022 Updated |
Partial subsidies for energy price increase
Support for energy bills |
12 September 2022 Updated |
Measures to mitigate rising energy costs
Support for energy bills |
23 June 2022 |
National Vocational Qualification
Active labour market policies (enhancing employability, training, subsidised job creation, etc.) |
13 May 2022 |
One-time subsidy for energy bills of low-income households
Support for energy bills |
09 January 2022 |
Removing obstacles to the implementation of significant investments
Support for spending, stimulus packages |
12 September 2022 Updated |
One-time support for vulnerable groups’ energy bills
Support for energy bills |
Bipartite collective agreements |
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17 February 2023 |
Public sector collective agreement to tackle rising prices
Increasing income in general |
Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
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13 May 2022 Updated |
Subsidies and fixed prices for businesses' energy bills
Support for energy bills |
11 September 2020 |
Employers make recommendations for the economic upturn for Slovenia 5.0
Support for spending, stimulus packages |
Other initiatives or policies |
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29 February 2024 |
Eco Fund
Financing the green transition |
29 February 2024 |
SID Green
Financing the green transition |
30 January 2023
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