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Based on Articles 30 - 33 and 36 of the Labor Law (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 24/2005, 61/2005, 54/2009, 32/2013, 75/2014 and 13/2017 – Constitutional Court decision, and 95/2018 – authentic interpretation), the Employer: and the Employee: on in
agree as follows
Article 1.
This employment contract (hereinafter: the Contract) regulates the rights, obligations, and responsibilities arising from the employment relationship between the Employer and the Employee. The Employee will perform duties in the position of , which requires a level of education.
Job description:
Article 2.
The Employee enters into this employment relationship for
starting from , with full working hours, when they are required to begin work at the Employer’s premises and from which date they acquire rights and obligations under the employment relationship.The Employee has all basic rights and obligations under the Law and the general acts of the Employer, as well as those rights and obligations stipulated by the provisions of this Contract.
The Employer undertakes to submit the prescribed social insurance registrations immediately upon the Employee’s commencement of work and to pay contributions on time in accordance with the law.
The Employee agrees that, if needed, they will perform other appropriate duties and tasks corresponding to their qualifications, which are not included in the Employee’s job description, as assigned by the Employer.
The Employee is obliged to perform their duties in accordance with the instructions and guidance of the Employer.
The Employee undertakes to work diligently and responsibly, in accordance with professional standards, to use work equipment appropriately, and to fully respect workplace and technological discipline.
Article 3.
The Employee’s workplace is at the Employer’s address.
Article 4.
The Employee has entered into full-time employment.
Full-time work in a workweek, with a half-hour daily break, amounts to 40 hours.
The workweek consists of five working days, from Monday to Friday, with each workday lasting eight hours. Depending on the nature and organization of the work, working hours may be flexible.
The Employer has the right to temporarily or permanently change the established working hours, provided that the Employee is notified five days in advance, or 48 hours in advance in case of work requirements due to unforeseen circumstances.
Article 5.
The Employee is entitled to a break during the workday lasting 30 minutes.
The Employee is entitled to at least 12 consecutive hours of rest within a 24-hour period.
The Employee is entitled to weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours. As a rule, the weekly rest is taken on Sunday.
The Employer may designate another day if required by the organization of work.
Article 6.
At the request of the director or a person authorized by them, the Employee is obliged to work beyond full working hours in cases of force majeure, sudden increase in workload, and in other situations where it is necessary to complete unplanned work within a certain deadline (hereinafter: overtime).
Overtime cannot exceed eight hours per week, and the Employee cannot work more than 12 hours per day, including overtime.
Article 7.
The Employee is entitled to annual leave for each calendar year, in accordance with the law, lasting 20 working days, provided the Employee has worked the entire calendar year. If the Employee has not worked the full year, they are entitled to a proportional part of the annual leave for each month of work in the calendar year in which the employment relationship began or ended, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Labor Law, the Employer’s general acts, and the corresponding Employer’s decision.
Article 8.
The Employee is entitled to paid leave in accordance with the Law and the Work Rulebook, provided that a written request for such leave has been submitted in advance and approval has been granted before the start of the leave.
In addition to the leave rights under paragraph 1 of this Article, the Employee is entitled to an additional five working days of paid leave in the event of the death of a close family member, the birth of a child, or marriage, as well as the right to two consecutive days for each instance of voluntary blood donation, including the day of donation, upon presentation of proof.
Article 9.
Remuneration consists of:
- wages for work performed and time spent at work;
- remuneration based on the Employee’s contribution to the Employer’s business success (awards, bonuses, etc.);
- other income from the employment relationship.
For the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Article, remuneration includes taxes and contributions payable from the salary.
Wages for work performed and time spent at work consist of the base salary, a part of the salary for work performance, and increased salary, and amount to dinars gross for the duties performed.
The Employer undertakes to pay the Employee’s salary for the previous month within the current month, no later than the end of the current month.
Article 10.
The Employee is entitled to increased remuneration:
- for work on a public holiday that is a non-working day – 110% of the base;
- for night work, if such work is not considered in the determination of the base salary – 26% of the base;
- for overtime – 26% of the base;
- based on time spent at work for each full year of employment with the Employer – 0.4% of the base.
Article 11.
The Employee is entitled to reimbursement of expenses:
1) for meals during work for days spent at work in the amount of dinars net – per working day; 2) for holiday allowance for taking annual leave in the amount of dinars per month;
Article 12.
The Employee is entitled to reimbursement of expenses:
- for commuting to and from work, in the amount of the public transport ticket price, if the Employer does not provide its own transport;
- for time spent on business trips, covering travel, meals, and accommodation expenses;
- for time spent on business trips abroad, in accordance with regulations applicable to Employees in the institutions of the Republic of Serbia;
- for accommodation and meals during work and stay in the field, in the amount of actual expenses incurred.
Article 13.
The provisions of the Labor Law in its current version at any given time, other relevant laws of the Republic of Serbia, as well as the provisions of the Work Rulebook, the Rulebook on Organization and Job Classification, and other general acts establishing work standards and procedures, shall apply to rights, obligations, and responsibilities not regulated by this contract.
Article 14.
This contract is made in three identical copies, one of which is given to the Employee, and two are retained by the Employer.
In , on
EMPLOYER
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EMPLOYEE
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