Below is a review of today’s news in Slovenia, summarised by the headlines in the daily newspapers for Thursday, December6, 2018, as prepared by the STA:
DELO
Protest for pay
"Fed up with hearing about high profits": Trade unions and employers are in trenches over workers' demands for higher pay. Their views of the situation are completely different. (front page, 3)
Healthcare
"Enrolled in Faculty of Medicine with seven years": The Slovenian Ministry of Health has made a serious mistake. It has mistaken the CVs of two US doctors, Agarwal and Aggarwal, when granting the work permit to the former. The mistake has been rectified, but the authorities did not bother about Agarwal supposedly being only seven years old when taking on study of medicine in Odessa.
Labour
"There will be Christmas bonuses but not the highest": Christmas bonuses and 13th salary have been excluded from income tax since the beginning of the year, but most employers have failed to use the relief to the fullest. Nevertheless, Christmas bonuses will be somewhat higher than last year. (front page, 2)
Police
"Hard blow to Calabrian N'drangheta": Police have arrested more than 90 members of the Italian crime syndicate N'drangheta in an international mission encompassing more than 100 officers from Italy, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. (front page)
DNEVNIK
Ljubljana
"State does not care about people in Ljubljana, Janković wants European money": Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Janković has failed to convince the European Commission to give money to Ljubljana to increase earthquake resistance of buildings in Slovenia's capital. Now his only hope is that amendments by Slovenian MEPs succeed in the European Parliament. (front page, 4)
Slovenian-Austrian Relations
"Šarec said nein to Austrians about recognising German-speaking minority": Prime Minister Marjan Šarec visited Austria as the first neighbouring country since he took over. Austria is Slovenia's third most important trade partner and the biggest foreign investor in Slovenia. According to Šarec, there are some open issues between the two countries, but they can be solved.
FINANCE
Pay demands
"Avalanche of pay rise demands while cooling-off is on the horizon": Slovenia's two largest trade union associations ZSSS and Pergam are urging employers to raise pay after the public sector trade unions negotiated a pay hike. But is it the right time to raise pay when cooling-off of the economy is on the horizon, the paper wonders. (front page, 2, 3)
End-of-year bonuses
"How much does it cost if you want to give employees bonuses of EUR 500, EUR 1,500 or EUR 2,000 at the end of the year?": The paper runs a feature about end-of-year bonuses in an effort to answer questions about how much companies have to give the state and how much is take-home bonus. (front page, 4, 5)
Labour
"What to do if you have no money for higher pay": It is all about wages in Slovenia in recent weeks, but what to do if a company does not have the money to raise their workers' pay, the paper wonders and lists several ways on rewarding employees. (front page, 2, 3)
VEČER
Energy industry
"Withering of Dravske Elektrarne": The national power utility HSE wants to streamline hydro power stations operator Dravske Elektrarne, but social partners are not happy. (front page, 3)
Pay demands
"It's about better pay": Hundreds of workers gathered at a rally to call for higher pay, organised by the ZSSS and Pergam trade union associations in front of the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS). (front page, 4)
Labour Ministry
"Dangerous chemistry at ministry": The Ministry of Labour, the Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities is moving its headquarters due to hazardous work conditions at the old building in the city centre. (front page, 6)
