Partial reimbursement of lost income for the self-employed (Delno povrnjen izgubljeni dohodek za samozaposlene) was provided to allow them to take time off from their work to meet their childcare obligations during the closure of ECEC settings or schools
History
Country
Slovenia
Policy Area
Parental leave
Measure
Paid parental leave
Eligibility
Self-employed individuals who could not work, who were included in the compulsory pension and disability insurance, had to care for children in grade 5 and under and were not in receipt of other emergency benefits during the period of parental care
Type
Cash (social insurance)
Start / Announced Date
01/09/2020
End Date
30/06/2021
Amount
€250 for each period of parental care but not more than €250 for 10 days, €500 for 20 days and €750 for 1 month
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Parents
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
Stropnik, N. and Rupel, V.P. (2021) ESPN thematic report: social protection and inclusion policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Slovenia. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?pager.offset=30&advSearchKey= ESPN_covid2021&mode=advancedSubmit&catId=22&policyArea=0&policyAreaSub=0&country=0&year=0
Eurofound (2020) Sick leave during pandemic covered by state funds, case SI-2020-15/402 (measures in Slovenia), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin. Available at: http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch