Pay transparency in Slovenia
Draft stage
Slovenia missed the deadline. A draft act was sent to the Economic and Social Council in February 2026, but the expert committee had not started work by September 2026 and the text is being revised under the new government. The government's 2026 work plan lists the act for adoption by the government on 15 September 2026 and by the National Assembly by 30 November 2026; the ministry aims for adoption by 31 December 2026 if possible.
Draft · legal review pending, not yet published.
Last checked: 10/11/2026. This overview is not legal advice. Laws change; the linked legal text is what counts.
- In force since
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- Job ads
- No rule yet. No pay disclosure duty for job ads is in force. According to press reports on the February 2026 draft, employers would have to state the basic pay or its range in the job ad, or, if the job is not advertised, at the latest three days before the interview. The revised text is not public.
- Asking about previous pay
- Not verified
- Workers' right to information
- No Directive-based right to information is in force. The draft would let employees request their own pay level and sex-disaggregated averages for comparable work.
- Pay reporting
- No reporting duty yet. Press reports on the draft describe the Directive's phasing: 250+ employees annually, 150–249 every three years, 100–149 from 2031; correcting gaps above 5% is part of the planned act.
- Penalties
- Not yet specified; press reports say fines would follow existing labour law (EUR 3,000–20,000 for legal entities). Not verified against a draft text.
Not verified: Whether the government adopted the bill on or after 15 September 2026 (no confirmation found); the responsible ministry (sources name different ministries after the 2026 change of government); draft provisions (job-ad duty, pay history ban, fines) are known only from press reports, not from a published text.
40% of job ads in Slovenia state pay
387 of 962 ads on employer career sites and applicant tracking systems in the last month; 21% for tech-related titles (17 of 82). Measured on 11/11/2026 via Active Jobs DB; includes pay read from the ad text.
Sources
- Okvirni načrt normativne dejavnosti za leto 2026 (predpisi iz pristojnosti DZ) · Vlada Republike Slovenije · 13/07/2026
- Že pred tremi meseci bi morali razkriti plače, pa se še sestali niso · Žurnal24 · 11/09/2026
- Plača že v oglasu? Slovenija zamuja z zakonom, ki bi spremenil zaposlovanje · Svet24 · 04/06/2026
- Slovenia pay transparency tracker · Evenpay · 03/11/2026