January 2014 2013 Annual Review of 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. Executive summary Slovenia’s main economic indicators worsened in 2013. According to SORS gross do­mestic product(GDP) decreased by 0.6% in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the third quarter of 2012. The labour market situation in 2013 in Slovenia is also still far from in recovery. The number of people in waged employment in November 2013 was 701,549, which is approximately 10,000 less than in November 2012(711,609). In De-