Text file: 4668.txt
author: "Mi\u0161a Gams"
downvotes: 3
end consideration date: 2013-06-18
id: '4668'
number comments: 8
number views: 2272
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities\n\
  In the petition, the petitioner proposes to abolish student services and to regulate\
  \ the field of student work in such a way that it does not constitute unfair competition\
  \ with regular forms of employment.\nIn this context, we would like to clarify that\
  \ the regulation of student work and the elimination of its negative effects on\
  \ the labour market is one of the priorities of the Ministry of Labour, Family,\
  \ Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities for this year. The negative effects of\
  \ student work have been attempted in the past through the Small Work Act, but due\
  \ to opposition from students and trade unions, it was rejected in a subsequent\
  \ legislative referendum.\nAs pointed out, student work is particularly problematic\
  \ in terms of unfair competition with regular employment and, on the other hand,\
  \ insufficient protection for the individuals who carry out this work, as they are\
  \ not covered by the relevant social security schemes and are not entitled to comparable\
  \ rights as workers in regular forms of employment. These negative effects have\
  \ already been partly addressed by the Public Finance Balancing Act, which increased\
  \ the concessionary levy on student work (the total burden of student work has thus\
  \ risen from 14% to 25%), making student work less competitive compared to regular\
  \ employment, and by the Single Enrolment Register (eER), which limits the possibility\
  \ of fictitious enrolments in higher education institutions and abuses of the institution\
  \ of student work. This year will also see the preparation of a further analysis\
  \ of the extent and specific aspects and effects of student work, which will provide\
  \ a basis for further discussions with students and the social partners. New legislation\
  \ in this area is expected to be adopted by the Government by the end of this year.\n\
  The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities will work\
  \ to regulate student work according to the principle of \"every job counts\", which\
  \ means that student work will be subject to social security contributions comparable\
  \ to regular employment (e.g. for pension insurance), while at the same time those\
  \ who do such work will also be guaranteed a minimum level of social and economic\
  \ security and have their work experience recognised as relevant, which is particularly\
  \ important from the point of view of youth employment. The higher contribution\
  \ and tax burden is also expected to make student work less attractive to employers\
  \ than regular employment, especially in view of the benefits and subsidies that\
  \ employers receive in regular employment under the new pension and labour legislation.\n\
  \ "
response date: 2013-08-06
response due date: null
sent date: 2013-05-20
title: Abolish student services
upvotes: 30
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/4668
