Parents staying home with kids in lockdown to get pay subsidy

Ljubljana, 23 October - With a week-long closure of preschools starting on Monday and many parents trying to figure out how to combine work and childcare, Social Affairs Minister Janez Cigler Kralj said on Friday that the parents taking work days off to mind their children will be eligible to a compensation amounting to 80% of their salary.

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Education, Science and Sport Minister Simona Kustec speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 prevention measures.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Education, Science and Sport Minister Simona Kustec speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 prevention measures.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Education, Science and Sport Minister Simona Kustec speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 prevention measures.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Minister Janez Cigler Kralj speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 prevention measures.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Minister Janez Cigler Kralj speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 prevention measures.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Minister Janez Cigler Kralj speaks to the press about the latest Covid-19 prevention measures.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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