The Western Balkan economies – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia – need to tackle the gap between rising workforce education levels and a labour market dominated by lower-skilled jobs, which prevents the region from converging with EU living standards at a faster pace, the World Bank said on Tuesday. Despite […]
Read moreOnce upon a time, labour was hired as needed – what used to be called day labour. Today, with digital platforms, this old principle has been given a new face: gig workers. Workers chase short-term “gigs” through platforms, ranging from food delivery to translation and design. The gig economy is a form of labour market […]
Read moreIn line with its earlier announcement that Leoni Serbia would gradually halt production at its branch in Malošište by the end of the year, the company has confirmed that the public was duly informed. At the beginning of September, the first group of employees had their contracts terminated under the conditions set out in the […]
Read moreSerbia’s government will increase the minimum monthly net wage by 10.1% to 64,554 dinars ($647/ 551 euro) as of January 1, finance minister Sinisa Mali said on Tuesday, after failing to reach an agreement on the hike with both employers and unions. The January increase will come on top of a 9.4% extraordinary hike in […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreAt the second session of the Socio-Economic Council (SES), no agreement was reached on the minimum wage for 2026, and the next meeting has been scheduled for 29 August, when negotiations will continue. Representatives of the Government of Serbia and employers stuck to their original positions, honorary president of the Employers’ Union, Nebojša Atanacković, confirmed […]
Read moreThe increase of the minimum wage in Serbia as of October 1, from 53,592 dinars (457 euros) to 58,630 dinars (500 euros), which would remain in effect until the end of this year, is sufficient even for 2026, said yesterday the honorary president of the Union of Employers of Serbia (UPS), Nebojša Atanacković, assessing that […]
Read moreThe salary of a baker in Serbia can exceed that of a doctor. This is not a joke but rather a reality of the domestic job market. A paradox is becoming increasingly evident: while many highly educated individuals, such as graduates in education, medicine, and journalism, spend months searching for employment and often earn barely […]
Read moreThe total number of employed persons in Serbia in the second quarter of 2025 amounted to 2,370,103, representing an increase of 0.1 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Thus, total employment rose by 2,933 individuals – or 0.1 percent. […]
Read moreAccording to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, the average gross salary calculated for May 2025 amounted to 148,930 dinars, while the average net salary (after taxes and contributions) was 107,705 dinars. Compared to April, the average net salary was 1,500 dinars lower. In comparison to May of the previous year, […]
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