About ESS
Employment Service of Slovenia is one of the key Slovenian labour market institutions.
Our services are intended for:
- unemployed persons and jobseekers, pupils and students who need professional help in the fields of employment and career guidance,
- employers, providers of active employment policy programmes and social partners,
- professional institutions and general public.
Slovenia’s Presidency of WAPES 2025
At the General Assembly of the World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES) on 6 May 2025, the Employment Service of Slovenia was elected as President of the Association for the next three years.
The CPESSEC Conferences 2025
On 27 and 28 March, the Employment Service of Slovenia hosted the highest representatives of public employment services from Southern and Central Europe, united in the CPESSEC network. This year, Slovenia held the presidency, passed on to Turkey in 2026.
Employment Service of Slovenia
Rožna dolina, Cesta IX/6
1000 Ljubljana
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Telephone (switchboard)
++386 1 47 90 900
Main office
gpzrsz@ess.gov.si
Contact centre
General information for the unemployed, jobseekers and employers.
Send us a message!
kontaktni.center@ess.gov.si
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Status
Employment Service of Slovenia (ESS) is an independent legal entity with public institute status operating uniformly across the entire country.
Our activities are performed in accordance with:
- labour market legislation in force,
- professional standards, codes, rules and guidelines,
- approved strategic documents.
Organisation
ESS operates on three levels:
- at ESS head office with the management and Central office,
- in regional offices and in local labour offices spread in all administrative units throughout Slovenia.
The ESS administrative bodies are:
- the Administrative Board and
- Director General.
Services
Our main activities are:
- employment advice and jobbroking,
- life-long career guidance,
- unemployment benefit and unemployment insurance,
- implementation of active employment policy (AEP) measures and programmes,
- issuing of work and employment permits for foreign workers,
- preparation of analytical, development and other professional materials related to our activities,
- labour market (LM) and ESS information of a public nature.
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