Salary and its other parts in public sector are regulated by Public Sector Salary System Act, which ensures equal pay for employees in comparable jobs. The conditions for obtaining an additional payment are precisely defined, therefore irregularities are rare. During the COVID-19 epidemic in Slovenia, the legislation in this area kept changing. Intervention acts introduced some new supplements that civil servants could obtain for working in an environment where they were more exposed. The conditions for these supplements were not specified, so they were paid in different amounts.
The thesis focuses on the salary supplements in public sector and on their legal basis during the epidemic. Through the analysis of legal and secondary sources it was found that the total amount of epidemic-related supplements was too high. In addition, inequality was found between paid supplements for work, done under the same conditions, as the amount of the supplement was determined by the head. The number of paid supplements also depended on the employee's basic salary, as supplements were expressed as a percentage of the hourly rate. In future, new laws should contain more detailed instructions and conditions for those who are eligible for supplemets. Additionaly, it would make more sense to set new supplement at face value.
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