Worker participation - Slovenia

Introduction

In Slovenia, both worker participation (in works councils, through health and safety representative, workers’ representatives in company managements and other forms) and financial participation (worker participation in the business results of the company on the basis of work, usually in the form of participation in profit-sharing) are present. Worker participation is exercised both directly (through the workers themselves) and indirectly (through workers’ representatives). Worker participation is determined as voluntary – the rights to participate are established through the legislation but workers decide whether or not to exercise them.Structurally,…