Author: Tatyana Gracheva
Georgia tightens entry rules for citizens of 17 countries
The Georgian government has decided to tighten entry rules for the citizens of 17 countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ghana, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The government resolution to do so was amended on 17 April and will come into effect on […]
Read moreEmployers have five new obligations towards employees due to the amended law
Employers in Serbia must fully align their operations with the new provisions of the Law on Occupational Health and Safety by Wednesday, 7 May, focused on enhanced employee protection, the introduction of preventive measures, and more effective control of working conditions. Particularly, remote and home-based work is now clearly regulated by the law. Also, the […]
Read moreUkraine launches bold labor overhaul to jumpstart economy
Kyiv is developing an employment strategy to boost Ukraine’s economic growth by reducing unemployment, ensuring job equality, and enhancing market flexibility, the Economy Ministry announced on May 5. Key focuses of the strategy include creating new jobs through small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and social entrepreneurship, providing professional training according to market demands, offering flexible […]
Read moreKazakh VAT rise to 16% Jan 2026 update
4% VAT increase to 16% 2026 proposal; new 10% reduced rate; and lower registration threshold Kazakhstan’s Parliament lower house approved amendments to the Tax Code in a final reading on 30 April 2025. The Senate will now review the tax changes. The amendments to the VAT regime in the Tax Code would apply from 1 […]
Read moreGeorgians May Lose Visa-Free Travel to the European Union
Georgia may soon lose its visa-free travel to the European Union due to the country’s democratic backsliding, triggering widespread domestic and diplomatic reactions. Georgian opposition leaders support maintaining visa-free travel for citizens while urging the European Union to impose direct sanctions on the ruling Georgian Dream leadership, whom they blame for authoritarian reforms and damaging […]
Read moreThe amended law comes into effect on Wednesday: Employers face five new obligations towards employees
Employers in Serbia are required to fully align their operations with the new provisions of the Law on Occupational Health and Safety by Wednesday, 7 May. These changes focus on enhanced employee protection, the introduction of preventive measures, and more effective control of working conditions. Notably, the law now clearly regulates remote and home-based work, […]
Read moreUkraine has a severe labor force shortage, prompting employers to seek help from pensioners.
The personnel shortage is particularly acute in the capital, where there are 75,000 open vacancies, yet only 3,000 registered unemployed individuals, as stated by Yulia Zhovtyak, Director of the State Employment Service. She noted that the situation is similar in other regions; in the Lviv region, there are 5,000 available candidates for 24,000 vacancies. The […]
Read moreKazakhstan to Increase Taxes for High Earners
The Kazakh Ministry of National Economy has submitted a second package of amendments to the tax legislation to parliament, proposing an increase in the individual income tax rate for high earners. The second package was submitted to the Mazhilis (the lower house of the Kazakh parliament) on April 25. One of the key provisions is […]
Read moreAverage net salary for February 103,519 dinars, median 80,732 dinars
The average gross salary in Serbia calculated for February this year amounted to 142,908 dinars, while the average salary without taxes and contributions (net) was 103,519 dinars, the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia announced today. The median net salary amounted to 80,732 dinars, meaning that 50 percent of employees earned up to that […]
Read moreAI Took My Job—Or Did It? Rethinking Work, Skill, and Value in the Age of Generative Intelligence
Once upon a time, machines displaced factory workers. Then algorithms came for office clerks. Today, generative AI is reshaping the very core of white-collar professions, from marketing and law to education and design. Is this the long-foretold end of human work—or the beginning of a different kind of labor? As large language models and synthetic […]
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