Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Serbia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’. 

Serbia: 2024 Minimum wage

The national minimum wage has been increased this year by 17 …

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Serbia: Social security agreement with Australia

This agreement comes into force on 1st February 2024 …

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Serbia: SSAs with Azerbaijan and Tunisia have entered into force

The social security agreement with Azerbaijan covers the field of pension and disability insurance and enables persons who have worked in Serbia and Azerbaijan to exercise their right to a pension by adding up the insurance years completed in both countries [Official Gazette of RS – International Agreements”, number 3/2023] …

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Serbia: Safety and Health Law

Under the new law, an employer is obliged to provide personal protective equipment to employees when necessary …

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Serbia: Average pay per employee (January 2023)

Average gross monthly pay amounted to 114,228 RSD (US$1,061), whilst average net monthly pay amounted to 82,769 RSD (US$769) …

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Serbia: Minimum wage to be increased to RSD 40,020 in 2023

Inflation surges ahead as minimum wage seeks to play catch-up …

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Serbia: Draft law on labour practice

The Labour Ministry is seeking to introduce a new form of contract for young workers …

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Serbia: Fiscal Council says government overspent on pandemic measures

Government found to have needlessly overspent budget on support measures during the pandemic …

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Serbia: In preparation of Labour Law amendments

A proposed 374-clause labour law will fill many of the current gaps in the framework of worker protection …

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Serbia: Increasing Chinese influence

Striking Vietnamese workers are highlighting the presence of Chinese companies in poorer areas of Europe …

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Serbia: Government to lift minimum wage by 6.6% as of January 2021

Effective from 1st January 2021, the minimum gross monthly wage will be increased by 6 …

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Serbia: Law on temporary agency work

The law on temporary agency work was implemented in early March, just two weeks before the lockdown …

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Serbia: Government imposes night curfew, orders elderly indoors due to COVID-19

All forms of transport have been banned – both exiting and entering the country …

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Serbia: Trade unions urge ban on working on Sundays

Equality Protection Commissioner Brankica Jankovic has sent a draft law to the Ministry of Commerce that would, if enacted, ban Sunday working and shops opening on public holidays …

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Serbia: Safety at work

The Labour Ministry has been drawing up a new law on safety at work …

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