2004 Annual Report

_{Legal foundations for ESS operations} 

The activities of the ESS are laid down by the 1991 Employment and Insurance Against Unemployment Act (hereinafter: the Act) (Uradni list Republike Slovenije, 5/1991, 12/1992, 71/1993, 38/1994, 69/1998, 67/2002).

The tasks and powers of the ESS in the fields of employment, scholarships and unemployment insurance are contained in numerous regulations, laws and rules.

In addition to laws and regulations that relate directly to employment, the ESS also performs tasks on the basis of laws and regulations that govern other related areas of social activity; these include the Pension and Disability Insurance Act, the Healthcare and Health Insurance Act, the Employment and Work of Aliens Act, the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Act, education legislation (vocational guidance, advice and education), employment regulations (redundant workers, traineeships, employment contracts, inspections, etc.), and social security regulations (maternity benefit, entry of insurance periods in workers’ records, calculations of income limits, cadastral income, revaluation, etc.). EU legislation is also taken into account.

The tasks of the ESS are defined by the ESS Business Plan, which is adopted by the Administrative Board. The ESS base document is the ESS Statute.