Simplifying cross-border employment

NEWS ON CROSS-BORDER TELEWORKING

With effect from 1 January 2024, Italy signs the Administrative Agreement which from 1 July 2023 allows cross-border workers employed resident in a country subject to Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 and employed in another of these countries to maintain the social security legislation of the country of work, in case of remote work performed by the country of residence for less than 50% of one's total working hours.

Abolition of supplementary health insurance and introduction of compulsory health contributions

From 1 January 2024, the Republic of Slovenia will abolish supplementary healthcare, which until now was provided on a voluntary basis, making it mandatory. Persons insured in another country will not have to pay the compulsory health contribution (OZP), since they are not included in the Slovenian compulsory health insurance and the additional cost will be included in those already covered by insurance and reimbursed, as required by the EU Regulation and in the others Slovenian bilateral agreements with non-EU states. These persons will therefore not have the obligation to pay the OZP, regardless of the fact that they request services and benefits in the Republic of Slovenia: • on the basis of the Slovenian health card issued on the basis of a certificate from the competent health body abroad (e.g. foreign pensioners, cross-border workers resident in Slovenia and employed in another neighboring state) • European cards or replacement certificate (tourists, people with temporary stay in the Republic of Slovenia) • a certificate issued on the basis of a bilateral agreement Zavod za zdravstveno zavarovanje Slovenije (ZZZS) includes costs in the entire contract value when calculating actual costs with foreign insurance companies.

Guide explains the Italian and Slovenian pension systems

The Guide is updated to January 2022. The Guide is in Italian language;

the Guide “Basic Instructions for Cross-Border Workers”

contains up-to-date information on Social Security and Taxation, Unemployment and Labour Market issues in the cross-border area. The Guide is available in Italian and in Slovenian.

RECOGNITION OF WORK ACCIDENT AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

This factsheet shows the process and requirements to access the Recognition of Work Accident and Occupational Disease for: people residing in Slovenia working in Italy and people residing in Italy working in Slovenia.

THE ITALIAN AND SLOVENIAN PENSION SYSTEMS: BRIEF GUIDE

Old-age (early), disability and survivors’ pensions.

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

This factsheet shows the process and requirements to access Unemployment Benefits for: people residing in Slovenia working in Italy and people residing in Italy working in Slovenia.

MATERNITY AND PARENTAL LEAVE

Maternity, paternity and parental leave in Italy and Slovenia.

SICK PAY

Rules for certification of illness in Italy and Slovenia and arrangements for payment of benefits.

DISABILITY

Health assessment, certification and access to work through the Public Employment Services in Italy and Slovenia.

Agricultural and seasonal work

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In Italy, the person responsible for issuing the certificate electronically is INPS. The service allows workers to submit applications for the release of the A1 portable document online. Through this channel it is also possible to present the request for the release of the A1 certification for the release of the domestic worker and that concerning the civil servant. For the aforementioned types of workers, the subject required to submit the application is the employer. Workers and delegated subjects, employers and delegated subjects can access the service (limited to the cases in which the submission of applications by employers is permitted).

In Slovenia, the person responsible for issuing the certificate is the Maribor ZZZS, which accepts requests following the completion of a specific questionnaire.