Slovenia
Make employment in Slovenia easy. Let us handle payroll, benefits, taxes, compliance, and even stock options for your team in Slovenia, all in one easy-to-use platform.
- Capital City
Ljubljana
- Currency
Euro (€, EUR)
- Languages
Slovenian, Italian and Hungarian
- Population size
2,111,461
Facts & Stats
- Capital City
Ljubljana
- Currency
Euro (€, EUR)
- Languages
Slovenian, Italian and Hungarian
- Population size
2,111,461
- Ease of doing business
Very easy
- Cost of living index
59.38 (2021)
- Payroll frequency
Monthly
- VAT - standard rate
22%
- GDP - real growth rate
3.2% (2019)
Sandwiched between Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia, Slovenia (Slovene: Republika Slovenija) is an Eastern European beauty, littered with stunning mountains and lakes. Slovenia is a captivating blend of old and new. The nation is famous for its medieval charm, breathtaking vineyards, and kremšnita — deliciously addictive cream cakes!
Slovenia has solidified its status as a must-see European destination, but Ljubijana, the nation’s cosmopolitan capital, is fast-becoming a hotspot for digital nomads and remote workers. The city is buzzing with co-working spaces, single origin coffee shops, and a growing group of ambitious startups.
Grow your team in Slovenia with Remote
Looking to hire employees in Slovenia? Companies hiring in Slovenia must either own a local legal entity or work with a global employment platform like Remote that can legally provide employment services in the country.
Remote can employ team members in Slovenia and keep you compliant at all times. Remote can hire, onboard, and pay your team in Slovenia so you don't have to set up local HR services in the region. Remote also makes it easy to pay contractors in Slovenia. Sign up now to get started or talk to an expert for more details.
Risks of misclassification
Slovenia, like many other countries, treats self-employed individuals or contractors and full-time employees differently. Misclassification of contractors in Slovenia may lead to fines and penalties for the offending company.
Employing in Slovenia
Employment relationships in Slovenia are regulated by statutes spelled out across the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia and the Employment Relationships Act (ERA-1), as well as the EU and the ILO’s labour resolutions which Slovenia is a signatory to.
Employees in Slovenia enjoy protections against discrimination based on age, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, and race.
Common questions that could come up during the hiring process include the minimum wage, overtime rates, and guaranteed paid time off. Remote can help you offer a complete, competitive, and compliant benefits package to your employees in Slovenia.
Minimum Wage
The Slovenian minimum wage is fixed at €1024.24 ($1198.04) per month.
Onboarding Time
We can help you get a new employee started in Romania fast. The minimum onboarding time we need is only 15 working days.
Our team ensures your employees are onboarded and paid as quickly as possible while keeping your business compliant with all local employment legislation. The minimum onboarding time begins after the employee submits all required information onto the Remote platform. The onboarding timeline is also dependent upon registration with local authorities.
For all non-nationals of the country of employment, the Right to Work assessment (if applicable) will add three extra days to the total time to onboard. There may be extra time required if we need to follow-up on the right to work assessment.
Please note, payroll cut-off dates can impact the actual first day of employment. Remote has a payroll cut-off date of the 10th of the month unless otherwise specified.
15 Public holidays
Competitive benefits package in Slovenia
At Remote, we’re obsessed with helping you craft the best possible employee experience for your team. We are leading the way in practising “fair equity”, which means making sure employees everywhere have access to both the required and supplemental benefits they need to thrive (and that will allow you to attract the best local talent).
We are still busy building our own entity in Slovenia, but our benefits packages for all countries are tailored to fulfil the local needs of your employees. Typically, our packages contain some or all of the following benefits:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Support
Pension or 401(K)
Life and Disability Insurance
Taxes in Slovenia
Learn how employment taxes and statutory fees affect your payroll and your employees’ paychecks in Slovenia.
8.85%
Pension
6.56%
Health Insurance
0.06%
Unemployment
0.53%
Work Injury
0.10%
Maternity
Types of leave
Employees are entitled to at least four weeks of paid holiday, or proportional holiday entitlement if the worker is engaged with the employer for less than an entire year.
Employment termination
Termination process
Employee contracts can be terminated for either regular or extraordinary reasons: regular dismissal typically covers redundancy or misconduct. On the other hand, extraordinary dismissals cover situations where an employee makes a deliberate effort to sabotage the employer’s operations.
Employees must be informed of the reason behind their termination and must be provided the opportunity to defend or explain their actions.
Notice period
Employees who’re dismissed for regular reasons, i.e., redundancy or incompetence, are entitled to at least 15 days of notice before being let go from a job.
Up to a year of employment: 15 days’ notice
1 – 2 years of employment: 30 days’ notice
2+ years of employment: 30 days, plus two days for every extra year worked
Employees who’re let go for demonstrable faults are entitled to just 15 days of notice before they’re let go.
Severance pay
Without the appropriate termination notice, employees are entitled to receive a severance package equivalent to one month’s salary multiplied by the number of years the worker has stayed with the employer, up to 25 years.
Probation periods
Probation periods can last up to six months and employees must be informed at least seven days before they’re let go for unsatisfactory performance under probation.
Fair Pricing in Slovenia
Employer of Record
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Starting at USD 599/month
for annual plans
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Satisfaction guaranteed
No deposits or hidden fees
Zero onboarding or offboarding fees
Compliant equity incentives support including withholding and reporting
Built-in security and compliance
Fast onboarding (average 2-3 days)
Flexible, localised benefits
Contractor Management
Compliantly onboard and pay contractors
USD 29
per contractor/month
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Only pay for contractors you actively work with
Work with contractors in 200+ countries
Create, edit, and sign tailored, localised contracts
Approve contractor invoices with one click or auto-pay
Transparent payments with complete visibility
Global Payroll
Consolidate your multi-country payroll
USD 50
per employee/month
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Reduce costs by centralising payroll management
Ensure local compliance for every country
Direct support from in-house local payroll experts
Accurate, on-time, compliant payroll to level-up your employee experience
Tax and labour authority reporting handled for you
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Guided onboarding and offboarding
Employee profile and document management
Time and attendance (time off and tracking)
Expense management and reimbursement
Employee self-serve on the platform and mobile app