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
Country
SloveniaPolicy Area
Parental leaveMeasure
Paid parental leaveEligibility
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 careType
Cash (social insurance)Start / Announced Date
01/09/2020End Date
30/06/2021Amount
€250 for each period of parental care but not more than €250 for 10 days, €500 for 20 days and €750 for 1 monthTotal Cost
N/ARecipients
ParentsRoute to the child
IndirectSources
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/covid19eupolicywatchAccess the full dataset here