In recent times, Serbian government representatives have claimed that workers in Serbia are no longer “cheap labour,” a notion seemingly supported by the rise in net wages and overall labour costs in foreign currency in recent years. However, Danas interviewees argue that much more is needed for a dignified life. For years, Serbia has attracted […]
Read moreDespite the potential for creating a unified labour market among Western Balkan countries, labour migration within the region is minimal, with the majority of migration still directed toward European Union countries, according to the Institute for Innovation and Development (IRI). An analysis presented at the conference “How to Increase Labour Mobility in the Western Balkans” […]
Read moreThe Belgrade region, with a 40% share, holds the leading position as the main region in the country generating Serbia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Behind it is the Vojvodina region with a 26.4% share, according to the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia’s publication “Regions in the Republic of Serbia.” Next are the Šumadija […]
Read moreLaunched six months ago, the Open Balkan ID Number was presented as marking the start of a single labour market between Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania. It has had some teething troubles. Andrija Ivanov spent years moving from job to job, place to place in his native Serbia. Then, in 2021, he took a holiday […]
Read moreThe research “What Keeps Employees Going” provides crucial insights that help decision-makers tailor strategies according to the actual needs of employees. How many employees work off the books, do managers really want to be in their current position in the company, what percentage of employees plan to change jobs in the next year, what does […]
Read moreThe Republic Statistics Office (RZS) said on Friday that a labor force survey showed that almost 2.9 people were employed in Serbia in the second quarter of 2024. “According to the LFS data for the second quarter 2024, the number of the employed persons was 2,899,700, the number of the unemployed persons was 257,800, while […]
Read moreFor more than a decade, over 25,000 people have permanently left Serbia each year, says a recent study titled “The Mobility of Serbia’s Workforce,” conducted by the Institute for Development and Innovation. While Serbian citizens mostly head to Germany and the U.S, Serbia has, in the first seven months of this year, issued around 50,000 […]
Read moreTo strengthen social dialogue in Serbia so that the government, employers and trade unions can jointly create an environment where the rights and obligations of workers and employers are well-balanced, contributing to the development of a more stable, equal and successful society, the ILO, with funding from the European Union, launched a new project “Strengthening […]
Read moreThe President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, stated this evening that the entire public sector will receive a salary increase of eight percent, while teachers and preschool educators will receive a 12 percent raise. “If inflation is 4.2 percent, this constitutes a real increase in the standard of living, not only for our teachers, but also […]
Read moreIn Serbia, 14,309 small enterprises and 93,573 micro-sized companies submitted financial reports to the Serbian Business Registers Agency in 2023. While small enterprises saw a 6.6% annual growth, the number of micro companies actually decreased by 2.6%. In the total number of business entities in the country, small enterprises account for about 12.5%, while micro-enterprises […]
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