January 2012 Annual Review 2011 on Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe: Slovenia By Goran Lukic* Content Summary Socio-economic developments Governmental policies and legislation Industrial relations Tripartite social dialogue Forecasts Annex- Information about: Collective bargaining, social dialogue, social security, education& vocational train­ing, employment, wages Trade unions and employer organizations * Goran Lukic, Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Regional Project for Labour Relations and Social Dialogue in South East Europe Tadeusa Koscuska 8/5 11000 Belgrade, Serbia E-Mail: fes@fessoe.de Internet: www.fessoe.de The text is available online: www.fessoe.de The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert­Stiftung or of the organization for which the author works. 1. Summary According to the latest figures from Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Develop­ment(IMAD), which were published on 12 th December 2011, Slovenia’s GDP declined in Q3, following a standstill in the first half of the year. In the first three quarters as a whole, it was up 0.8% y-o-y, which is lower than expected in IMAD's Autumn Forecast. In Q3, GDP dropped 0.2% relative to Q2(seasonally adjusted) and 0.5% compared