Fines for employers who do not use e-Sick Leave will be up to 500,000 dinars
The drafting of the Law on the Exchange of Data, Documents and Notifications in the Event of Temporary Incapacity for Work through the use of the software solution “e-Sick Leave – Employer” (e-bolovanje) has begun, the Office for Information Technologies and eGovernment announced.
The deadline for submitting comments, proposals and suggestions is 11 September.
As stated, representatives of state bodies and organisations, associations, business entities, the professional public, as well as other interested parties, may submit comments, suggestions and proposals to this office via email at [office@ite.gov.rs](mailto:office@ite.gov.rs), indicating in the email subject line: “Consultations regarding the Draft Law”.
For the first time, this law introduces mandatory electronic communication between employers, selected doctors and the Republic Health Insurance Fund.
According to the working version of the Draft, all employers, companies, public enterprises, state administration bodies and local self-governments, as well as entrepreneurs who employ workers, will be required to use the e-Sick Leave – Employer software solution to receive certificates and reports on sick leave, submit requests for salary compensation calculation, and access decisions of medical commissions. In this way, employees will no longer have the obligation to personally deliver certificates of temporary incapacity for work to their employers.
The law stipulates that certificates and reports on sick leave in electronic form are issued by the selected doctor, and they are automatically forwarded to employers and the relevant institutions via the system. It also provides for electronic calculation of salary compensation, as well as the option to submit electronic appeals.
Employers who fail to use the system will face monetary fines – from 200,000 to 500,000 dinars for legal entities, and from 5,000 to 50,000 dinars for responsible persons.
The law will come into force on 1 January 2026 for most employers, while for small business owners the obligation will apply from 1 January 2027.
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