IT professionals in Serbia typically stay with a company for a few years on average, a trend largely influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent slowdown in the industry. While everyone hopes for market stabilization, experts in the sector remain divided on whether the future will bring even more pronounced workforce turnover. However, it […]
Read moreAfter the session of the Socio-Economic Council, representatives of the trade unions, employers, and the Government addressed the public regarding the results of their talks about increasing minimum wage. Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević announced that, for the first time in six years, the minimum wage was agreed upon during the session, meaning that the […]
Read moreThe Serbian Employers’ Union has not yet proposed a specific amount by which the minimum wage should be increased, but it underlines that the most important parameters for businesses in Serbia are the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation. “The unions have come forward with their proposal. We haven’t yet presented a specific […]
Read moreThe Office for Dual Education and the National Qualifications Framework have launched two competitions worth 48 million dinars for the allocation of grants in the 2024/2025 school year. One competition is aimed at students enrolled in dual education for in-demand professions, while the other is for employers to subsidize part of the compensation for work-based […]
Read moreLabour inspectors say that foreign workers in Serbia are mainly young people, most often unskilled or having up to a medium level of professional education, while undocumented workers are often beneficiaries of financial benefits, social welfare and other various state benefits. In 2023, the Labour Inspectorate conducted 66,896 inspections mostly of undocumented workers whose number […]
Read moreAir Serbia may start operating Belgrade-Baku flights on a trial basis by the end of the year, according to media reports. Following the eighth meeting of the Azerbaijan-Serbia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation held in Baku last week, Serbia’s culture minister Nikola Selakovic said the talks on the service launch will start in […]
Read moreThe chronic lack of workforce is becoming a big issue for the Balkans. With its low wages and stalled EU membership, it is especially noticeable in Montenegro in the midst of the summer season. The country is struggling to find local labour, despite being heavily reliant on tourism as a primary source of income. Many […]
Read moreCitizens from the Republic of Serbia have been exempt from visa requirements to enter Iran. This decision was announced during the fourth meeting of the Joint Consular Commission between Iran and Serbia, where it was announced that the new plans of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran have already entered into force, VisaGuide.World reports. […]
Read moreThe positive side of the Serbian labor market is the decrease in the unemployment rate compared to the same period in the fourth quarter of 2022, the report of the European Commission showed. The report of the European Commission (EC) is of great importance for the assessment of labor and social rights in Serbia, as […]
Read moreThis is the document approved by the government of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia that gives free access to the labor market of 12 million inhabitants to any interested individual. According to the protocol approved by the government and published in the official notebook, citizens will be able to apply through a special electronic platform […]
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