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In the newsletter The Impact of the Epidemic on Judicial, Administrative and Other Public Law Matters and Procedures, we have already explained what the objectives of the present law are.

On 2 February 2020, an amendment to the Visa Code came into force, which affects a number of the rules for issuing Schengen short-stay visas – streamlining the visa application process.

Until an employee hands in their first sick leave application/note, the employer is largely unaware of who the employee’s primary care doctor/physician is. Can employers request information about the primary care doctor/physician of an employee at the time he/she takes up employment?

On 19 December 2019, the (long-awaited) Act on Judicial Protection for Former Holders of Eligible Liabilities of Banks entered into force. On 5 March 2020, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia ordered the suspension of the Act until the Court rules on its constitutionality.

The Annex to the Collective Agreement for the Hospitality and Tourism Industries of Slovenia raises minimum basic salaries and annual leave allowance.

Pursuant to the Emergency Measures Deferral of the Borrower's Obligations Act (hereinafter: ZIUOPOK), banks (and branches), established in Slovenia, will be required to approve, for borrowers as defined by ZIUOPOK, a deferred payment of obligations (under the loan agreement) for 1 year, which were not due by the time of the outbreak of the epidemic (12.03.2020), provided that the borrower proves that he or she fulfils the conditions set out in ZIUOPOK.

New possibilities for employers to get a partial reimbursement of compensation for lay-off of employees and adjournment of certain social security contributions for the self-employed.

On the 20th of March 2020, the National Parliament adopted the Emergency Measures in the Fiscal Field Act (ZIUJP), which introduces a number of measures to facilitate taxpayers' tax compliance and extends the deadlines for submitting balance sheets, accounts and annual reports.

Pursuant to the Order on Special Measures of the Supreme Court, due to the fulfilment of the conditions referred to in the first paragraph of Article 83.a of the Courts Act, from March 16th, 2020, the courts have been operating to the same extent as at the time of i.e. "Judicial holidays" (i.e., between July 15th and August 15th each year). What does that mean?

The key challenges facing employers due to coronavirus are (i) providing occupational health and safety in the circumstances described, (ii) reduced work needs due to coronavirus, (iii) (expected) liquidity problems, and (iv) related changes in organization of work. Below we present some starting points for addressing the key challenges in the field of labour law.