Employees are legally entitled to minimum 18 working days of annual vacation. Employees receive normal salary during vacation. Constitution of Republic of Slovenia prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, nationality, religion or sex. The levels of salaries, wages and benefits for each category of employees do not differentiate of sex or any of other factors mentioned above. However, many of the lower-paid jobs are generally filled by female employees, so that overall the average wage earned by women is lower than that enjoyed by male.
All business are subject to industrial health and safety regulations.
All employees have to be insured for accidents during working hours. The rules concerning the termination of employment are contained in Law on Labour Relations where is stated that dismissal can be effected only after notice has been given by the employer, in accordance with rules. The social security system covers all employers and employees in Slovenia including foreign workers with the exception of assistance based benefits. Contributions Social security contributions are employees and employers founded and governed by Act on Contributions and Taxes with Amendments. For a full time employee social security taxes are deducted monthly from the salary.