Serbian severance pay calculator
Legal minimum for redundancy
- Average gross monthly pay
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A rough calculation, not legal advice.
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If you're made redundant in Serbia, you're owed severance pay (otpremnina) of at least a third of your average gross monthly pay for every full year worked for the employer. The average comes from the last three months. Enter those three gross salaries and the years that count. Your contract may give more, and retirement severance works differently.
How it works
Add up the gross pay for the three months before the month severance is paid, then divide by three. The minimum is that average × the number of full years ÷ 3 (Labour Law, Articles 158–159). A part year is not rounded up here.
For years, enter the service that counts: with this employer and, where the law says so, its predecessor and related companies. Any period you've already had severance for doesn't count again. The figure is your entitlement before any tax treatment, not an extra salary.
Worked example
A worker in Kragujevac earned RSD 90,000, 100,000 and 110,000 gross over the last three months. The average is RSD 100,000. After six full years, the legal minimum is RSD 200,000.
With five full years and eight months, it would be RSD 166,666.67, because the eight months don't count.
Questions people ask
Do I use net or gross pay?
Gross, as shown on your payslip. Using RSD 70,000 net instead of RSD 100,000 gross would cut the six-year minimum from RSD 200,000 to RSD 140,000.
Does my whole career count, or just this job?
Only the years with this employer, plus its predecessor and related companies in the cases listed in Article 158. Years spent with other employers don't count.
Is it the same when I retire?
No. This is the minimum when your job is no longer needed for technological, economic or organisational reasons. Retirement severance has a separate legal basis.
Can I get more than this?
Yes, if your employment contract, company rulebook or collective agreement offers more. This is the legal floor.
Sources
- Labour Law (Zakon o radu), Art. 158–159, Legal Information System of Serbia — checked 13.11.2026
- Republic Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes, Labour Law (PDF) — checked 13.11.2026
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Updated: 13 November 2026