Description
Social Security
The system of social security in Slovenia is based on contribution payments from employers and employees. For every employee in Slovenia, contributions for health insurance, pension and disability insurance, maternity leave, unemployment insurance, accidents at work and occupational disease insurance are obligatory.
Research fellowships can be exempt from compulsory social security payments (except health insurance). Registeration of employees for compulsory pension, disability and health insurance, and unemployment insurance is done by the employer.
Health Insurance
Health insurance in Slovenia consists from two types of health insurance payments: compulsory and voluntary. Compulsory health insurance does not cover all the expenses that occur during treatment. Full coverage of costs is provided only for children, pupils and students who attend school regularly and for certain diseases and conditions. In other services it assures only a certain percentage of the cost. Compulsory health insurance can be arranged at Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia and it is usally done by the employer. Once insured through the compulsory Slovenian health insurance, you will receive a health insurance card, which you will need to use to identify yourself at healthcare institutions when in need of medical attention. All health insurance data is stored in the health insurance card.
Voluntary health insurance covers the difference between the full price and the part that is covered by the compulsory health insurance. Voluntary health insurance is arranged at a health insurance company. Currently three health insurance companies offer voluntary health insurance:
Pension and Disability Insurance
There are three pillars of the pension and disability insurance system in the Republic of Slovenia:
The right to an old-age pension is based upon the insurance, and depends on the completed insurance period as well as reaching a certain age. If you have been working (and been insured) in more than one EU country, you are entitled to receive pension from each country in which your insurance period was longer than one year. Pensions will correspond to the insurance period completed in each country, allowing periods from different countries to be combined.
Additional information:
Maternity Leave
Maternity leave lasts 105 days and must be used in a single block of time in the form of complete absence from work. The mother receives maternity compensation calculated on the average salary paid during the previous twelve-month period. Fathers have a right to paternity leave up to 90 days. One of the parents has a right to child care leave in order to look after or care for a child for a period of 260 days immediately upon expiry of maternity leave. Mothers or fathers entitled to parental compensation, who ceased employment during the duration of parental leave, are covered by compulsory pension and disability insurance, compulsory health insurance and insurance against unemployment and for parental protection. The contribution of the insured person is paid by the recipient and the employer’s contribution by the Republic of Slovenia.
You can find additional information here.