Hiring in Serbia

Serbia’s growing tech industry and skilled workforce attract businesses, but its labor laws require expertise. Omnipresent, as your Employer of Record (EOR), ensures compliance with Serbia’s employment regulations without needing a local entity.

Our EOR services cover payroll, tax obligations, and benefits like 20 days of leave, letting you focus on growing teams in Belgrade or Novi Sad. We offer a customized employment solution for Serbia’s market.

• Fast onboarding, fully compliant.
• Payroll in RSD, locally aligned.
• Insights on labor law compliance.
• Hassle-free business expansion.

Employer costs include Pension and Disability Insurance and Health Insurance. Use the OmniCalculator to estimate costs, or contact us for further information.

Employee income follows a flat tax range between 10 - 20% and is dependent on annual income.

Employee contributions include Pension and Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, and Unemployment Insurance.

40 hours per week. Usually a 5 day week, 8 hours per day, but working hours may also be organised differently, within the limits set by the Labor Law.

Employee entitled to paid sick leave for 30 days either 65% average salary within last 12 months: non-work-related sickness or injury or; 100% average salary within last 12 months: confirmed work-related sickness or injury.

Maternity Leave: Maternity leave includes pregnancy leave between 45 and 28 days before birth and for 3 months after birth and childcare leave. Pregnancy leave and childcare leave are jointly maximum 1 year and paid 100% by State.

Childcare leave: Maternity and childcare leave together last 365 days (two years for third and each subsequent child). Fathers can use the childcare leave upon agreement with the mother.

Parental Leave: 1 parent of a child who needs special care due to serious psychological or physical sickness entitled to parental leave, or to work part-time until the child is 5. This leave is immediately post maternity leave and paid by State.

Adoption leave: Adoption leave can be taken for maximum of 2 years.

Annual leave in Serbia is 20 days, excluding public holidays. Other unpaid and paid leave may be applicable.

In redundancy situations, the severance payment is a prerequisite for termination. No mandatory severance payments for termination on other grounds.

Employer-initiated termination in Serbia is difficult. The employer must provide cause for dismissal and follow procedural requirements.

As for resignations, employers must also provide the employee with a wet-ink-signed decision by the last working day. Template and details are in the "legal info" section.