91.5
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Decent Work
100
100
60
100
100
100
80
100
100
75
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §111 - 113, 269 - 273 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §110, 122 & 207 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §108 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §67, 108 & 114 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §62, 63 & 108 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §50, 52, 53, 87 & 108 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §53 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §67 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | Law on State and Other Holidays, 2001 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §69 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §30 - 33, and 92 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §37 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §36 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §36,175-183, 189 & 276 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §158 – 160 & 178 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §68 of Serbia's Constitution, 2006; §77 & 94 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | Yes | 1 | §77 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §92 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §93(a) of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §18 & 26 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §94 and 96 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §14 of the Law on Financial Support to Families with Children, 2018 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §3 and 5 of the Law on Right to Healthcare for Children, Pregnant Women & Mothers 2013 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §183 and 187 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §18 & 26 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §94 and 96 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §12, 26 and §89 – 94a of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §115, 119, 125, 164 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005; ISSA Country Profile for Serbia |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §9, 18 (1), 19-20 of the Pension & Disability Insurance Law, 2003; ISSA Country Profile of Serbia |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §9, 18 (3(1)), 27-28 of the Pension & Disability Insurance Law, 2003; ISSA Country Profile of Serbia |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | §69, 70, and 72 of the Act on Employment and Unemployment Insurance, 2009; ISSA Country Profile of Serbia |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §115 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005; ISSA Country Profile of Serbia |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §69 of the Pension and Disability Insurance Law, 2003; ISSA Country Profile of Serbia |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §104 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005; §16 of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination, 2009 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §21 and 23 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005; §30 of the Law on Prevention of Harassment at Work, 2010 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §21, 50, 76 of Serbia's Constitution, 2006; §18 – 23 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §15, 21, and 60 of Serbia's Constitution, 2006; §18, 26 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | §10 & 12 of the Pension & Disability Insurance Law, 2003; ISSA Country Profile of Serbia |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §66 of the Constitution, 2006; §24 of the Labor Law, 2005 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §71 of the Constitution, 2006; §94 and 98 of the Law on the Foundations of the Education System, 2002 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §25, 84, and 87–88 of the Labor Law, 2005; Regulation on Hazardous Labor of Children, 2017 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §26 of the Constitution, 2006; §390 of the Criminal Code, 2006 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §206-216 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §240-255 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §194-196 of Serbia's Labour Law, 2005 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §61 of the Constitution, 2006; §14 of the Law on Strikes, 1996; USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
