Daily headlines - Friday, 28 January

DELO

Changing work patterns
"Ever more companies introducing shorter work week": Just like work processes, employment models are changing. Apart from work from home and flexible work time, an increasing number of companies are introducing a shorter work week. But fewer hours may also mean lower pay. (front page, page 8)

Pension system
"Calls for pensions reform": In its review of pension systems, the OECD warns that without a significant reform, Slovenia's pension system will not be financially sustainable and it will be hard to secure decent pensions. (front page, page 3)

Sava sale
"Finale of another Hungarian acquisition": Unofficial sources say a consortium headed by the Hungarian asset manager Diofa is willing to pay roughly EUR 40 million for the 43% stake in Sava, Slovenia's largest tourism company, that is being sold by York fund; the decision on the deal is expected within days. York was prepared to sell the stake to the state for EUR 35 million. (front page, page 2)

DNEVNIK

Coronavirus testing
"New testing point in Ljubljana": The Zdravje health centre opened a new coronavirus testing point at the Edvard Peperko Army Barracks in Ljubljana for both rapid antigen and PCR tests. (front page)

Pension system
"OECD: In Slovenia you'll have to work longer": The authors of the analysis presented by the OECD yesterday believe Slovenia needs a new pension reform where the lowest retirement age should go up from 60 at the moment to at least 62 years. (front page, page 3)

Cost of PCR testing
"Slovenia's cost EUR 51, Vienna's only EUR 6": Testing for Sars-CoV-2 costs Slovenian taxpayers over EUR 1.8 million a day already. In Vienna, the cost per PCR test is nearly 90% lower. (front page, page 4)

VEČER

Political discourse on Twitter
"Increasingly radical political discourse": The political elite and its supporters increasingly often resort to lies, distortion and allegations on Twitter. PM Janez Janša has thrown a new bone to the public by tweeting the former presidents Milan Kučan and Danilo Türk got treatment in Switzerland at the cost of public health insurance fund. (front page, pages 2, 4)