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Live and work in Slovenia
Slovenia is a European country geographically located in the far north of the Mediterranean and the far south of Central Europe. Its neighbouring countries are Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. The land area is 20,273km² and places Slovenia among the medium-sized European countries. Slovenia also has a 46.6km long coastline on the Adriatic Sea.
Population: 2,080,908 (2019, source: https://www.stat.si/statweb)
The capital of Slovenia is the city of Ljubljana. It was the proud recipient of the European Green Capital 2016 title. Slovenians are very proud of their highest mountain peak of Triglav (2864m). Slovenia has been a member of the European Union since 2004. The official currency is the euro (EUR).
SOURCE: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenija, https://www.slovenia.info/sl/potovalni-nacrt/spoznajte-slovenijo, https://www.gov.si/en/policies/
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Country, places, traffic:Find out about the top sights you need to see in Slovenia: https://www.slovenia.info/sl/destinacije/znamenitosti Climate: Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean In Slovenia, you can use public transport (bus, train), bicycle, taxi or a personal vehicle you need a valid driving licence for.
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Working hours in Slovenia:According to the Employment Relationships Act, full-time working hours may not exceed 40 hours per week in Slovenia. Working hours are spread over five days a week and should not be less than four days a week. Work of at least 36 hours a week is also considered full-time. The exception is some jobs where there is a greater risk of injury or health damage. If there is an uneven distribution of working hours, the employee may not work more than 56 hours per week. However, the employer must respect the right to rest, which is 12 hours between two working days over a period of 24 hours. An employee is also entitled to be paid extra for overtime, night work or working on a public holiday. However, this kind of payment is determined by the collective agreement at the sector level. Each full-time employee also has a right to a 30-minute break. In the case of a part-time work—4 hours a day—the employee is entitled to a 15-minute break. The length of the break is determined in proportion to the length of working time. From now on, employers will have to record each employee's working hours.
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Maternity and maternity leave in SloveniaMaternity leave starts 28 days before the scheduled date of delivery and lasts 105 days. After maternity leave, parental leave takes place for another 260 days and is intended for a mother or a father for his / her full or partial absence from work. A part of parental leave, up to a maximum of 75 days, can be transferred and used by either parent until the child finishes the first elementary school grade. Fathers can also take paternity leave of 30 calendar days after the baby is born. Other persons caring for the child after birth are also eligible. All these rights are exercised at the social work centre where the mother-to-be has a declared place of residence. Upon the birth of a child, parents receive a financial support intended for the purchase of newborn equipment. The right to a lump sum is granted to every newborn baby, at least one parent of whom has permanent residence in the Republic of Slovenia and also lives here. Until the child is three years old, one parent is entitled to part-time employment (at least 20 hours per week). In this case, the social security contributions—from a proportionate part of the minimum wage to a full-time employment—are paid by the State.
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Health care and sick leave in SloveniaSick leave is the right of every employee. However, it is the duty of the employee to inform the employer. The employee must arrange a sick leave certificate for the period of a sickness absence which is obtained from his / her personal doctor. During a longer sick leave (more than 30 days), the salary is covered by health insurance, while a period of less than 30 days is paid by the employer.
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How to find an apartment, home, staying in SloveniaYou can rent or buy an apartment in Slovenia through real estate agents—there are quite a few. A list is available at the following link: >> https://www.realestate-slovenia.info/nepremicninske-agencije.html You can also search for properties on various websites advertised by agencies or private sellers (https://www.realestate-slovenia.info/, https://www.sloveniaestates.com/). You can also find real estate ads in print media, online portals (https://nepremicnine.delo.si/) or on social networks (https://www.facebook.com/groups/195726830526565/). Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia are offered non-profit housing for renting if they have lower or middle income. The apartments are offered by municipalities and non-profit organisations. ‘Refugees Welcome’ is an online platform allowing locals to connect with refugees. They can share their housing with them so that refugees are faster integrated in a new society.
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Presentation of areas of work in Slovenia
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Standard tax rates in SloveniaAll taxes (including social security contributions), customs duties, excise duties and value added tax on imports are the responsibility of the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia. An overview of standard tax rates in Slovenia is available here.
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Looking for a job in SloveniaThere are several ways to look for employment in Slovenia. Various job portals can be used, sign up as a job seeker at the Employment Service of Slovenia, cooperate with a personnel agency, check social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram…), follow publications in newspapers or on the radio, ask acquaintances if they know anyone who is recruiting, etc. This year, the Optius career portal organised its first online career fair in March 2019, where employers and jobseekers connected virtually to present a new effective way of finding employment and recruiting.
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How to get a job in Slovenia as a foreigner and what the conditions areThe first condition for a foreigner who wants to work in Slovenia is to have a work permit. This is regulated by the Employment Service of Slovenia: Contact: +386 (0)1 330 81 20 or visit https://www.ess.gov.si/tujci. Once you have obtained a work permit and the rest, you can find vacancies on our Optius career portal.
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Salary in SloveniaThe average gross salary in July 2019 was EUR 1,737.42. It was higher than the average gross earning in the previous month, by 1.1% in nominal terms and by 1.8% in real terms. On average, the highest salaries were paid to employees in the financial and insurance sector.
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Establishing a company in SloveniaBefore establishing a business, you need to decide on the company form that will best suit your business. You can quickly and easily set up a simple business form from home, on the e-VEM (SPOT) portal, which requires a digital certificate or required equipment, or at one of the SPOT points.
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Who is a sole proprietor and how does one establish this form of doing business in Slovenia?A sole proprietor (s.p.) is a natural person who independently performs a gainful activity in the market within an organised company. Registration of an s.p. is simple and does not demand share capital. This doesn’t mean, however, that a sole proprietor does not need share capital. Consideration should be given to how much responsibility an entrepreneur is prepared to bear, as he or she, as an economic operator, has unlimited liability with all his or her assets. A sole proprietor is an individual, and more than one person can only operate in the form of a company. Slovenian legislation, therefore, doesn’t know the community of sole proprietors. You gain sole proprietor status by entry in the Business Register of Slovenia (Poslovni register Slovenije; PRS). The Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services (AJPES) manages and makes decisions—within the Business Register of Slovenia—regarding the process of enrolment of an entrepreneur, changes of data and termination of the activity of an entrepreneur.
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Foreigners and sole proprietorIn accordance with the Aliens Act covering employment, self-employment and work of foreign citizens, a foreigner only needs to obtain a tax code in the Republic of Slovenia. However, it is necessary to consider the fact that self-employment means compulsory inclusion in social insurance, which requires obtaining a single self-employment permit (or temporary residence permit). The procedure for obtaining a single permit shall be managed by the competent Administrative Unit.
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Incentives for entrepreneurship in SloveniaFinancial forms of aid Financial forms of aid are available to a company through various actions of ministries, public funds, public agencies and other institutions in the form of non-grant and grant financial aid. The types of non-grant aid are loans and guarantees as well as recapitalisation funds in the form of venture capital that are available in particular for the expansion and internationalisation of businesses. The types of grants include in particular subsidies for starting new innovative businesses and incentives for the self-employed. The incentives for the self-employed and the funds for starting new innovative businesses are available mainly in the form of subsidies, while the incentives for economic boost and internationalisation are predominantly in the form of non-grant funds. Non-financial (indirect) forms of aid Non-financial or indirect state aid is very diverse in Slovenia.
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