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• a chronological overview of your entire educational process, which you are
required to prepare yourself.
All of the above should be sent to the following address: Univerza v Mariboru, Slomškov
trg 15, 2000 Maribor, with the heading: ”Recognition of foreign education”.
The education recognition procedure normally lasts around two months. For all
further information regarding enrolment procedure contact Higher Education Admissions
Office at vpis@uni-mb.si
4.2 LABOUR CONDITIONS AND WORKERS’ RIGHTS
The period in which this booklet is being made is far from easy when it comes to
employment, salary standards and workers’ rights. At the moment, Slovenia is suffering
from acute financial arrest due to the economic crisis, which was an all too
handy excuse for many employers to violate the rights of their workers. Due to the
crisis, massive layoffs are planned to happen in the public sector, whereas full-time
employment relationships outside the public sector do not seem to exist anymore.
The market was already gradually cutting back workers’ rights in the period of economic
boom, and things just went from bad to worse with the onset of the recession.
Full-time forms of employment relationships are basically non-existent, whereas
vulnerable, precarious and insecure forms of employment are on the rise. In general,
such types of employment are completely detached from any work-related rights (reimbursement
of transport costs, reimbursement of meals, maternity leave, annual
leave, sick leave, etc.) and allow employers to let workers go easily. These changes
on the job market have particularly affected the younger generation, in particular
university graduates, who subsequently find it extremely difficult to build their own,
independent future. The above outline of the current labour market situation is meant
to roughly explain the situation you have found yourself in and in which you will be
forced to develop your own survival strategies. If finding a job in Slovenia will at one