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Further avenues of appeal against judgments in criminal proceedings to be given to injured partiesPursuant to Article 367 of the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA), injured parties do not have the…

Legalisation of illegal buildings under the new Building ActThe new Building Act (Gradbeni zakon; GZ) provides for the legalisation of three categories of illegal buildings.The first category covers buildings that…

The last amendment to the Claim Enforcement and Security Act - what does it bring?In accordance with the Regulation 1215/2012/EU, the Act Amending the Claim Enforcement and Security Act (Zakon…

The National Assembly Adopted Tax ReformThe purpose of the amendments to the Personal Income Tax Act are, in particular, to reduce the tax burden of the highly qualified posted workers,…

Tax relief for employing older unemployed persons extended until 31 December 2019In December 2017 the amendment to the Intervention Measures for the Labour Market Act (Zakon o interventnem ukrepu na…

UBER is not considered (only) a digital platformAs we wrote in February’s issue, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dealt with the preliminary question of whether UBER should be classified…

European Pillar of Social RightsBy proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, brought into effect one of his ten priorities, mentioned…

Amendments to the taxation of the apprentice allowanceAs we already announced in May 2017, the new Apprenticeship Act (Zakon o vajeništvu; ZVaj) , the primary objective of which is the…

Fairer definition of “years of pensionable service excluding pension buy-back”The Act Amending the Pension and Disability Insurance Act (ZPIZ-2E)  that will take effect on 1 January 2018 provides a new…

Ministry issues an explanation regarding the distinction made between the posting of workers abroad and business tripsThe distinction drawn between business trips and the posting of workers is relevant primarily…