Global Employment Solutions & PEO in Albania

Omnipresent provides global employment solutions and professional employment organisation (PEO) services for companies looking to grow and build out a global team in Albania. Traditional methods of establishing global employment and subsidiaries in Albania typically take months and can incur heavy costs. Omnipresent’s global employment solutions and PEO services is helping hundreds of organisations onboard new employees in Albania in a matter of days with full compliance of local labour laws. We use a tech-forward approach to streamline the process. 

• Your company conducts the hiring and candidate selection process in Albania.
• Omnipresent hires the selected candidate through our local professional employment organisation in Albania.
• We take care of ensuring your new employee is hired in compliance with local labour laws, payroll regulations, benefits and more -- all without needing to set up a subsidiary in Albania.
• The individual is legally contracted by Omnipresent but assigned to work for your company and reports to a manager or team in your organisation as your full-time employee.

Employer costs include Social Security and Health Insurance contributions. Use the OmniCalculator to estimate costs, or contact us for further information.

The rate of personal taxation varies depending on the income tax bracket the individual belongs to. This ranges between 0% - 23%.

Employee contributions include Social Security and Health Insurance.

The maximum working hours in Albania are 40 hours per week and 8 hours per day. Overtime is capped and compensated.

In Albania, the employer pays 80% of the employee's salary for 14 days. Thereafter, the employee benefits from a social insurance scheme.

Maternity leave: Female employees are entitled to 98 - 390 days of maternity leave depending on how many children they have. Payment of maternity leave is between 50% - 80% of an employee's salary depending on whether the leave is before or after the birth.

Paternity leave: Male employees are entitled to 3 days' paid paternity leave.

Parental leave: Parents are entitled to minimum 7 days' unpaid leave up to maximum 4 months until child is 6 years old.

The minimum paid annual leave in Albania is 4 weeks (20 working days). Unpaid leave is discretionary.

Severance pay is not applicable to fair and lawful terminations. Unlawful terminations may trigger severance liability which is based on a variety of factors, including length of service. 

There are a range of legal reasons that an employer can use to terminate an employment relationship in Albania. These depend on the specific circumstances and can be very complex. Termination in Albania also needs to follow strict processes.