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Careful when publishing copyrighted content on the websitesPhotographer D. Renckhoff has given consent regarding the use of his photograph on a travel website. After the photograph was published on this…

Can an immovable property be bought without providing the notary public with a building permit?This (inappropriate) provision stirred up notaries’ work quite a bit and was widely covered in the…

What should be considered in determining workers’ seniority bonuses?Article 129 of the Slovene Employment Relationship Act (Zakon o delovnih razmerjih, ERA-1) provides that a worker is entitled to a seniority…

New collective agreementsTrade sectorOn 15 August 2018, a new Collective Agreement for Slovenia’s Trade Sector (hereinafter “KPDTS”) entered into force, introducing an increase in basic wage and changed regime of…

Slovenia to adopt the Trade Secrets ActThe National Assembly shall soon adopt the new Trade Secrets Act, which transposes the EU Directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and…

Most frequently found and sanctioned labour law violations in 2017In 2017, the inspectors of the Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia (IRSD) carried out approximately 14,500 inspections and established…

Constitutional Court annuls Judicial Fees Act in partFor case values of EUR 500,000 or more, the dispute value fee shall be set as if the value is EUR 500,000. The…

Welcoming Summer with Increased Obligations for Tour OperatorsThis year's summer season sees the introduction of the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act (ZVPot-H), in force as of 1 July 2018. ZVPot-H transposed…

New Protection of Whistleblowers at EU LevelA whistleblower is defined as a person who, either within an organisation or to an outside authority, reports or discloses information on a wrongdoing…

Facebook and Administrators of Fan Pages considered as Joint Personal Data ControllersA German educational company (Wirtschaftsakademic Schleswig Holstein - WSH) set up its page on the Facebook platform (i.e. a…