Flexible work arrangements, days of leave and public holidays
ACER strongly supports and encourages a healthy work-life balance. The Agency introduced flexible and core working hours, so that Staff members and SNEs are free to choose the beginning and the end of their working day while ensuring their office presence during core hours.
Telework is also supported for Staff and SNEs, so to carry out their duties outside the Agency's premises.
ACER has between 17 and 19 days of public holidays spread across the calendar year.
Staff members and SNEs are entitled to annual leave of 2 days per month.
Wellbeing
At ACER, we CARE!
The Agency offers annual medical checks to staff and organises seasonal vaccinations. It also offers the possibility of specific and ad hoc medical and consultation services concerning physical and mental health.
The Agency also subsidizes several sport activities, such as football, yoga, fitness, climbing, Pilates, and many more.
Any newcomer can also benefit from the Welcome Buddy programme helping new colleagues to get a good start with their new life at ACER and in Ljubljana, as well as to integrate quickly in the new environment.
ACER's employees are also supported by the Staff Committee (SC), acting as a bridge between the staff and the management and ensuring the interest of staff is represented.
Learning and Development
Our learning and development portfolio
ranges from language courses, own initiative learning, in-house courses, to specific
training in partner institutions such as the European Commission, Florence
School of Regulation, European School of Administration, and many more.
Remuneration, allowances, and other benefits
ACER offers a competitive remuneration scheme and several allowances.
Remuneration includes basic salary, family allowances and other benefits (compensation of costs related to entry into service, installation, annual travel and removal), depending on the individual situation.
If you are an expat with an employment contract of at least one year, you will also be entitled to the VAT exemption during your first twelve months in Slovenia.
Health insurance is provided by the European Commission - Joint Sickness and Insurance Scheme (JSIS), starting with the first day of your employment at the Agency. It can also be extended to your family under certain conditions.
ACER offers also external legal service for its staff, exclusively available for personal purposes. The service provides free-of-charge legal advising in various areas of Slovene law, such as consumer rights, property law, or tax law. The main purpose is to facilitate the integration of staff and families in Slovenia, as the host country.
