Social partners given four days to make joint minimum wage proposal

Ljubljana, 19 January - Failing to agree on the ministry-proposed 4.7% rise in minimum wage, trade unions and employers decided on Friday to try and come up with a joint figure for the increase by Tuesday. Should they fail, Labour Minister Anja Kopač Mrak will push forward with her proposal.

Ljubljana Labour Minister Anja Kopač Mrak and trade unionist Branimir Štrukelj at a session of the Economic and Social Council to discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Labour Minister Anja Kopač Mrak and trade unionist Branimir Štrukelj at a session of the Economic and Social Council to discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Labour Minister Anja Kopač Mrak (right) and trade unionist Lidija Jerkič at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Labour Minister Anja Kopač Mrak (right) and trade unionist Lidija Jerkič at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Trade unionists Lidija Jerkič and Jakob Počivavšek at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Trade unionists Lidija Jerkič and Jakob Počivavšek at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Trade unionist Branimir Štrukelj (right) at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Trade unionist Branimir Štrukelj (right) at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Trade unionists Lidija Jerkič and Jakob Počivavšek at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Trade unionists Lidija Jerkič and Jakob Počivavšek at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Anja Kopač Mrak and Employer Association secretary general Jože Smole at Friday's session of the Economic and Social Council, which discussed her proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for this year. Photo: Bor Slana/STA File photo

Ljubljana
Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Anja Kopač Mrak and Employer Association secretary general Jože Smole at Friday's session of the Economic and Social Council, which discussed her proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for this year.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA
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Ljubljana Trade unionists Lidija Jerkič and Jakob Počivavšek at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Trade unionists Lidija Jerkič and Jakob Počivavšek at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana Finance Minister Mateja Vraničar Erman at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Mateja Vraničar Erman at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana The labour and finance ministers, Anja Kopač Mrak and Mateja Vraničar Erman, at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
The labour and finance ministers, Anja Kopač Mrak and Mateja Vraničar Erman, at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana The finance and labour ministers, Mateja Vraničar Erman and Anja Kopač Mrak, at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
The finance and labour ministers, Mateja Vraničar Erman and Anja Kopač Mrak, at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana The finance and labour ministers, Mateja Vraničar Erman and Anja Kopač Mrak, at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
The finance and labour ministers, Mateja Vraničar Erman and Anja Kopač Mrak, at a session of the Economic and Social Council, which will discuss the labour minister's proposal to raise the minimum wage by 4.7% or EUR 25 for 2018.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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