The minimum wage is EUR 840 per month.

The individual income tax is either 20% or 32%. Income tax is calculated using a flat rate. The 20% income tax rate is applied to income amounts below EUR 81,162 (60 average wages) per calendar year in 2021 and at a 32% income tax rate for those exceeding EUR 81,162 per calendar year in 2021. 

The employer cost is generally estimated at 1.77% of the employee salary

• Unemployment social security - 1.31%
• Payments to fund - 0.16%
• Contribution to the long-term employment fund - 0.16%
• Social insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases - 0.14%

Overtime payment is mandatory. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 48 hours of overtime per week. Employees can work a maximum of 180 hours of overtime per year. For additional hours, employees are paid 1.5 times their regular salary. 

Standard working hours are eight hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday.