1. Peter Pogacar, Director General
HOW TO MAKE LEGAL WORK ATTRACTIVE International Conference How to make formal work attractive, , Vilnius, Lithuania
Peter Pogacar, Director General

2. REASONS FOR THE USE OF UNDECLARED WORK
Low awareness of the risks of undeclared work for workers, users and other actors on the labour market
Cost burden of legal work (tax, social security contributions, etc)
Administrative burden of legal work (labour law, etc)
Additional influence of actual economic situation?

3. SLOVENIA
Broad awareness raising campaign against grey economy, including on the risks of undeclared work for workers and users – coordinated strategy of the government
Simplification of administrative procedures (labour legislation, etc)
Various tax incentives and social security contributions deductions/subsidies
Registrations of workers prior to starting work – efficiency of supervision
Measures to improve knowledge (in the areas of labour law, social security, tax, etc) – information, campaigns and counselling (FURS, IRSD, MDDSZ,…)

4. SLOVENIA
NEW ACT ON THE PREVENTION OF UNDECLARED WORK AND EMPLOYMENT
adopted in April 2014 (first act in 2000)
improved supervision - custom officials are gaining powers to prosecute undeclared work and employment
higher penalties
activities not deemed as undeclared work or employment – mutual neighbourly help, help among close relatives, emergency work, humanitarian, charity, voluntary and aid work, short-term work, personal supplementary work – new voucher system

5. PERSONAL SUPLEMENTARY WORK
activities often performed as undeclared work
work carried out by an individual as a domestic help and similar, the harvesting and sale of forest fruit and herbs, and other minor jobs , the personal manufacture of domestic art and craft products
simplified procedure for registration
VOUCHER:
new instrument, easy to obtain
contribution to social security systems, acquiring social security rights
basis for legal work, contributes to more effective supervision

6. INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION FOR MORE EFFECTIVE FIGHT AGAINST INFORMAL WORK IN CROSS BORDER CASES
A new platform that is to be established should:
involve all MS in order to be effective and efficient
be partly flexible in its initiatives in order to be able to respond to up-to-date situations
cooperation with already existing organizations dealing with similar issues should be well organised in order not to duplicate work or to become useless
The importance of exchanging views and practices!

7. THE ROLE OF WORKERS‘ AND EMPLOYERS‘ ORGANIZATIONS
Crucial role of social partners!
Common responsibility for the general awareness that with undeclared work we are all losers (unfair competition, legal and social rights, etc)
Need for common message
Slovenia - the new Act foresees the Tripartite committee for the prevention of undeclared work and employment

8. Thank you for your attention!
Peter Pogacar