Find your employer of record in Serbia

When applying for a work visa, your prospective employee should coordinate with the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide all necessary paperwork and application papers. Foreigners and workers can apply for a variety of visas in Serbia. The C visa, for stays of up to 90 days, and the D visa, for stays of more than 90 days, are the visas that foreign employees request the most commonly.

The employer must submit applications for work permits. In order to prove that no Serbs are qualified to fill the role in question, the employer must first communicate with the Federal Employment Service. If no Serbians are available, the employer may submit a work permit application. The Type D Work Permit, which is intended exclusively for foreigners temporarily residing in Serbia, is the one that is most frequently requested in Serbia. It has a one-year duration and a one-year extension option. Processing typically takes three weeks.

The regular VAT in the region is 20%. Companies hire an Employer of Record in Serbia to abide by tax laws and VAT.

Termination Process

Depending on the type of agreement and the grounds for termination, the termination procedure differs depending on the contract of employment and union contract in effect.

Employers need to give a written justification for the termination at least 8 days prior to the start of the termination process. If an employee is not given the opportunity to react to an employer's notice of termination, a court may invalidate the dismissal.

Notice Period

An employee must receive eight days' notice before being let go by their employer. Employees who wish to end their job relationship must give 15 days' notice.

There must be a 30-day notice period in the event of layoffs. An Employer of Record in Serbia can help provide the necessary notice.

Severance Pay

Severance pay is only given in layoff situations in Serbia. For every year of service, the layoff payment is at least equal to one-third of the employee's annual base pay.

Probation Period

The probationary periods in Serbia can change according to the employment agreement that is in existence. The probationary term, however, cannot last longer than six months.

The employment agreement is terminable with five days' notice by either the employee or the employer during the probationary period.

Paid Time Offs

After serving an employer for a full year, workers are eligible to 20 days of paid annual leave. Employees who have not been with a company for six months but collect yearly leave at a pace of one-twelfth of a month. Contractor manager services are ideal to ensure that workers receive their time off with pay.

Public Holidays

There are 10 national holidays throughout the year.

Vacation Holidays

There are 25 vacation holidays throughout the year.

Sick Days

Workers are eligible for 30 days of sick leave pay, which they must pay for themselves at a rate of 65.00% of their base pay. An employer needs to pay this time at 100.00% of the employee's wage if an employee became unwell as a result of an illness or injury sustained on the job.

When sick leave exceeds 30 days, the state, not the employer, pays for the additional time off. Within the first 3 days after being ill, employers are required to produce a health certificate for the illness.