Serbia
Hire Employees & Contractors

Serbia

Compliantly hire your distributed team members in

Serbia

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Hiring in

Serbia

isn't so simple. Borderless can help.

To hire new employees in

Serbia

, your business must have a local legal entity or an Employer of Record like Borderless in place already. Then there’s the management of local employment compliance, taxes, benefits, payroll, and more. Hiring contractors poses similar challenges.

Borderless handles all of that for you, so you can focus on getting to work with your new team member in

Serbia

while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.

Primary Language

Serbian

Currency

Serbian dinar (din, RSD)

Payroll Frequency

Monthly

Public Holidays

12 days

Employer Taxes

17.40%

Cost of Living Index

$$ (42 out of 140 nations)

Statutory Leave

20 days

Sick Leave

12 months

Maternity Leave

12 months

Important: Risks of misclassification

In many countries like

Serbia

, the treatment of employees and contractors is different. If you misclassify a new team member, you could be subjected to penalties and fines. Let Borderless get this right for you, so you don’t have to worry.

Payment Information

Minimum Wage

The minimum wage in Serbia is RSD 230 (USD 2.15) per hour and an average 504.829 USD per month in the first quarter of 2023.

Overtime Pay

Standard working hours in Serbia are 8 hours per day and up to 40 hours per week. Overtime payment is not mandatory, but hours worked outside of standard work hours is considered overtime. The following is considered overtime:

  • For work from 22:00-06:00: 126% of the hourly rate
  • For work outside of normal hours: 126% of the hourly rate
  • For work on a public holiday: 110% of the hourly rate

Additional Pay

  • Bereavement leave: Employees are eligible for up to 5 days of paid leave when there is a death of a close family member.
  • Blood transfusion: Employees can take two paid days off for voluntary blood transfusion.
  • Adoption: Employees can take up 8 months off, until the child turns 11 months old. This applies to both foster and adoptive parents.

Payroll Cycle

On or before the last working day of the month, all employee payments will be made in equal monthly installments and will be paid in arrears.

Employer Costs & Taxes

  • 11.5%: Pensions and disability contribution
  • 5.15%: Health insurance
  • 0.75%: Unemployment insurance

Employee Costs & Taxes

  • 0%: Up to 2,987,424
  • 10%: 2,987,425 - 8,962,272
  • 15%: over 8,962,273

Employment Information

Termination Process

If there is just cause, employers can terminate employee agreements. For example, fraud and dishonesty. The employee or the employee's union must be informed of the reason for termination in advance.

Notice period

The minimum notice period is 8 days and can be up to 30 days in advance. A notion period is only mandatory if the employer is terminating the employee due to inability to perform tasks related to the employment agreement.

Probation Period

The maximum probation period is 3 months.

Severance Details

Severance payments are only necessary if an employee is let go due to redundancy and they are determined by multiplying a third of the employee's annual income by the number of years of employment with the employer.

Benefits of working in a country abroad

Borderless Benefits Packages in

Serbia

When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Contributions

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Serbia

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