This year, changes to three Slovenian labour-law-related acts
were proposed, aiming, inter alia, to reduce disguised employment
(i.e. performance of services based on a civil law contract instead
of entering into an employment relationship for which the basic
elements of employment are provided). On the other hand, many
initiatives are pointing out that several freelancers choose to
work based on civil law contracts because of the nature of their
work and a need to maintain flexibility on the market.
On Friday, 6 October 2017, amendments to the Labour Inspection
Act and the Labour Market Regulation Act that will enter into force
within 15 days were published in the Official Gazette. The proposed
changes to the Employment Relationship Act have not yet been agreed
upon, mainly because of opposition on the part of employers to the
proposed mandatory severance payment in case of a consensual
termination of employment contract and opposition on the part of
labour unions to
