Statutory notice period
The minimum notice an employer must give. Contracts and collective agreements can lengthen it and only rarely shorten it, and the tenure bands are where cross-border assumptions usually go wrong.
Employer's ordinary dismissal under the Labour Act. The employee's own notice follows the same ladder but never exceeds one month.
| Service | Employer notice | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of service | 2 weeks | runs from delivery of the written dismissal |
| 1 year | 1 month | same rule |
| 2 years | 1 month and 2 weeks | same rule |
| 5 years | 2 months | same rule |
| 10 years | 2 months and 2 weeks | same rule |
| 20 years | 3 months | plus 2 weeks once the worker has turned 50, plus 1 month once 55 |
Halved when the dismissal rests on the worker's misconduct. The period pauses during sick leave and some protected absences, though the employment then ends at the latest six months after the dismissal was delivered. During the period the worker may be absent four hours a week with pay to look for work.
Source: Pravna klinika: otkazni rok, čl. 122 ZOR, Radnička prava, quoting the provision; Najmanje trajanje otkaznog roka, TEB poslovno savjetovanje. Checked on 2026-07-27.
Minimum paid annual leave
The statutory floor for paid holiday. The counting basis matters as much as the number, since some laws count a six-day week and others count working days or calendar weeks.
4 weeks per year.
Counted out in working days by the weekly pattern, so twenty days on five-day weeks and twenty-four on six. Minors and workers on jobs where protective measures cannot remove harmful exposure hold at least five weeks. Two weeks must be taken as one unbroken block in the year earned.
Source: Trajanje godišnjeg odmora, članak 77 ZOR, Radni odnosi u praksi, full text; Pravo na godišnji odmor za 2026., TEB poslovno savjetovanje. Checked on 2026-07-27.
Probation limit
The longest trial period the law allows an employer to agree, together with the notice that applies while it runs.
6 months at most, with notice of at least 7 days during it.
Agreed in the contract, at most six months; a dismissal for failing the trial needs no ordinary justification.
The trial extends for time not worked through justified absence such as sick leave.
Source: Otkazni rok i probni rad, čl. 53 ZOR, Hrvatski sindikat telekomunikacija; Probni rad najduže 6 mjeseci, otkazni rok 7 dana, TEB poslovno savjetovanje. Checked on 2026-07-27.
Employer social contributions
What the employer pays on top of gross salary into statutory schemes. Some countries charge a percentage of pay, others charge flat amounts, and a single headline rate hides caps, regional rules and industry-rated items.
Figures apply for 2026.
| Scheme | Rate, per cent of pay | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Health insurance contributionThe only employer-side charge, paid on top of gross. The monthly base cap limits only the first-pillar pension contribution, which is the employee's, so this row runs uncapped. | 16.5 | the whole salary, with no ceiling |
The 20 per cent pension contribution, split fifteen to the first pillar and five to the second, is withheld from the employee's gross, with a base relief for low wages. Reliefs waive the employer charge for some young hires on indefinite contracts.
Source: Kalkulator plaće 2026, MojKalkulator; Osnovice za obračun doprinosa u 2026. godini, TEB poslovno savjetovanje; Doprinosi iz radnog odnosa, Porezna uprava, tax administration. Checked on 2026-07-27.