US EditionThe Government Proposes a Mandatory Christmas Bonus of Half the Minimum Wage
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The proposal increases the cost of labor, successful companies will be able to avoid the additional cost.
The government today confirmed the starting points for the introduction of a mandatory Christmas bonus or 14th month salary, which would apply to all employees - without distinction between the public and private sectors.
As explained by the Minister of Finance Klemen Boštjančič, the government proposes that the mandatory Christmas bonus or 14th salary would be in the amount of half the minimum wage, which amounts to approximately 639 euros. The 14th salary is an established practice in many European countries, but in Slovenia it is not a right, even though workers deserve it, Boštjančič pointed out. The government also proposes raising the upper limit of annual …
The government adopted a resolution at its session proposing a mandatory Christmas bonus for all employees in the amount of half the minimum wage. If sufficient agreement is reached with social partners, the payment of the Christmas bonus could become mandatory as early as this year.
The Slovenian government would give half of the monthly gross minimum wage, almost 650 euros (converted to 240 thousand forints), to every worker, the basic principles of the law on this were adopted on Thursday. The 14th month's salary would be mandatory, and similar to annual vacation pay, it would not have to be taxed after that. The Slovenian Minister of Finance said that the Christmas bonus is a common practice in many European countries: i…
At today's session, the government proposed that every employee would receive a Christmas bonus of at least half the minimum wage, which amounts to 639 euros. Regarding the norm, in…
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