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Protocol of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and social partners


Representatives of employees, of employers, and of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia have unanimously adopted the


Protocol of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and social partners
on the respect for and the promotion of social dialogue,



concluded between

the Government of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter: Government),

and

representatives of employers:
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Association of Employers of Slovenia, Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia, Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Association of Employers in Craft and Small Business of Slovenia

and

representatives of employees:
Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia, Confederation of Trade Unions of Slovenia PERGAM, Trade Union Confederation 90 of Slovenia, Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions of Slovenia, Confederation of New Trade Unions of Slovenia "Independence", Slovenian Association of Trade Unions "Alternative" and Association of Workers’ Trade Unions of Slovenia "Solidarity"

(hereinafter: social partners).


In order to fully respect and promote social dialogue in addressing strategic issues and measures relating to economic and social policy, which should contribute to the overall prosperity of the Republic of Slovenia, the social partners have agreed that:
    1. The Government will strictly abide by and implement the provisions of the applicable rules on the operation of the Economic and Social Council (ESC), and will not, without a prior substantive consideration by the social partners at the ESC, adopt or propose for adoption any regulations that are within the main economic and social fields dealt with by the ESC in accordance with its rules.
      2. At the level of all line ministries, the Government will ensure that the ESC rules are observed and will thus facilitate the participation of the ESC, in its capacity as an important stakeholder, in the preparation of legislation, before and during public discussion thereof, by formulating positions, opinions, and recommendations concerning working papers, drafts and proposals for acts, regulations, and orders within the scope of the work of the ESC.
        3. In its opinion, the Government will summarise the positions, opinions and recommendations concerning working papers, drafts and proposals for acts, regulations, and orders within the scope of the work of the ESC that have been coordinated at the ESC in such a manner that the positions, opinions and recommendations of the ESC will be clearly shown, and will proceed to support them in further proceedings before the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia.
        Signatories:
        Government of the Republic of Slovenia
        Marjan Šarec, m. p.

        Employers:
        The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
        mag. Sonja Šmuc, m.p.

        The Association of Employers of Slovenia
        Marjan Trobiš, m.p.

        The Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia
        Branko Meh, m.p.

        The Slovenian Chamber of Commerce
        mag. Mariča Lah, m.p.

        The Association of Employers in Craft and Small Business of Slovenia
        Drago Delalut, m.p.


        Employees:
        The Slovenian Association of Free Trade Unions
        Lidija Jerkič, m.p.

        Confederation of Trade Unions of Slovenia - PERGAM
        Jakob Krištof Počivavšek, m.p.

        Trade Union Confederation 90 of Slovenia
        Peter Majcen, m.p.

        The Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions of Slovenia
        Branimir Štrukelj, m.p.

        The Confederation of New Trade Unions of Slovenia – Independence
        Evelin Vesenjak, m.p.

        The Slovenian Federation of Trade Unions – Alternative
        Zdenko Lorber, m.p.

        The Association of Workers’ Trade Unions of Slovenia – Solidarity
        Albert Pavlič, m.p.

        Ljubljana, 15. November 2019


        Protokol VRS in SocPart.pdf


        Withdrawal of employer associations and chambers from the Social Contract for the 2015-2016 period - 2 December 2015


        Association of Employers of Slovenia, Association of Employers in Craft and Small Business of Slovenia and Slovenian Chamber of Commerce withdrew from the Social Contract for the 2015-2016 period on 27 November 2015.

        They stated in their letter that according to the Social Contract, fundamental issues from the fields of labour legislation, health care and pension insurance as well as wage system require a consensus of all social partners, i.e. the Government, trade unions and employers. They also stated that the Social Contract stipulates that collective agreements constitute a foundation for determining the scale and method of calculating wages in the private sector, and that the level of legal certainty, people's trust in the legal system and the work of state and judicial authorities also depend on how rights are exercised in practice, the duration of administrative and judicial procedures, the accessibility of legal remedies and predictability and stability of legal norms.

        They believe that two social partners essentially violated at least three provisions of the Social Contract by the manner of adopting one of the fundamental laws from the field of labour legislation, i.e. the Act Amending the Minimum Wage Act, which they find completely unacceptable. In their opinion, this manner of adopting the Act has strongly undermined the trust among the social partners and disabled the social dialogue in Slovenia.

        On 1 December 2015, the last member of employer organisations, i.e. the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia, withdrew from the Social Contract. This was done on the basis of an unanimous decision of its management board.

        The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia was not among the signatories of the Social Contract for the 2015-2016 period.



        SOCIAL AGREEMENT FOR THE PERIOD 2015 – 2016

        Social Contract for the 2015-2016 Period (1).docx


        STARTING POINTS FOR THE SOCIAL CONTRACT 2012-2016

        STARTING POINTS FOR THE SOCIAL CONTRACT 2012–2016.docx


        SOCIAL AGREEMENT FOR THE PERIOD 2007-2009

        Social Agreement2007-2009.pdf