Croatia

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Info Salary

Minimum gross wage

Applicable

970 EUR

Salary per category

Unskilled

Cat I

1,000 EUR monthly 5.75 EUR per hour

Cat II

1,050 EUR monthly 6.03 EUR per hour

Skilled

1,092.5 EUR monthly 6.28 per hour

1,196 EUR monthly 6.87 per hour

1,265 EUR monthly 7.27 per hour

1,322.5 EUR monthly 7.6 per hour

1,380 EUR monthly 7.93 per hour

1,380 EUR monthly 7.93 EUR per hour

Specialist

1,440 EUR monthly 8.28 per hour

Foreman

1,530 EUR monthly 8.79 per hour

1,650 EUR monthly 9.48 per hour

Professionals

1,730 EUR monthly 9.94 per hour

2,000 EUR monthly 11.49 per hour

2,200 EUR monthly 12.64 per hour

Workers can work more than 8 h per day for some days, up to 56 hours per week (60 for seasonal work) and some days less than 8 hours per day / 56 hours per week, but at the end of this period the average working time must be 40 hours a week. In that case there is no overtime.

Overtime

10 hours per week

180 hours per year

250 hours per year (cba - as applicable)

Breaks

after 6 hours of work

30 minutes

Part of standard working time

Paid

Info Travel abroad and lodging

Within Croatia

Travel allowance

Allowance based on public transport fare

Meal allowance

20 until 26.54 EUR per day

15 until 20 EUR per day

Accommodation allowance

Accommodation costs at the construction site are in accordance with tax regulations, borne by the employer.

Subsistence/daily allowance

20 - 26.54 EUR

Info Premiums

Overtime

30 % of salary per hour

Night work

Allowed

From 10:00 pm to 6:00 am

30 % of salary per hour

Working on Saturdays

Working on Saturdays is considered as normal working time.

Working on Sundays

Allowed

50 % of salary per hour

Working on public holidays

Allowed

50 % of salary per hour

Shift work

Allowed

10 % of salary per hour

Hazardous work

5 % for impact of environmental factors

5 to 50 % for physical and mental load

Info

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL BURDEN
- work of drivers using heavy motor vehicles in public traffic - work with heavy construction machinery, - work at heights above 25m........min. 15%
- work at depths in narrow channels and trenches deeper than 3m .........min. 10%
- work on suspended scaffolding ........min. 25%
- work on tunnel excavation and rock support/....min. 30-40%
- charging and detonating mines .....min. 25 %
- caisson and diving works......min. 50%

Standby pay

70 % of salary per hour (not less than the legal minimum wage)

Annual holidays allowance

Applicable

300 EUR annual leave

100 EUR christmas day

100 EUR easter

Additional wage components

0.5 % per year in service

Paid monthly

Info Holidays

Number of holidays

20 days per year for 5 working days/week

27 days after 21

Public holidays

13 days per year

1st January

6th January

Easter Monday

1st May

Pentecost

22nd June

25th June

5th August

15th August

8th October

1st November

25 and 26th December

Info Wage deductions

Social security contributions

15 % to i. pillar

5 % to ii. pillar

Info

Contributions paid by employer and calculated on gross salary:
national health contributions insurance 15 %; contribution for workplace injuries 0.5 %; contribution for employment 1.7 %

Income tax

20 to 30 %

Info

Local tax from 0% to 18% depends on municipality

Additional pension funds

only III. pillar – not obligatory

Info Sickness and injuries

Sickness/illness

Day 1 to 42 : 70 %

Work injuries/accidents

100 %

Info Contacts

SGH - Sindikat graditeljstva Hrvatske

Trg kralja Petra Krešimira IV. br2, Zagreb

Tel. +385992536590

W. http://www.sgh.hr/

E. domagoj.ferdebar@sgh.hr

You can contact us in the following languages

Croatian, English, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish

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Minimum gross wage

Salary per category

Unskilled

Skilled

Specialist

Foreman

Professionals

Daily

Weekly

Overtime

Breaks

Within Croatia

Travel allowance

Meal allowance

Accommodation allowance

Subsistence/daily allowance

Overtime

Night work

Working on Saturdays

Working on Sundays

Working on public holidays

Shift work

Hazardous work

Standby pay

Annual holidays allowance

Additional wage components

Number of holidays

Public holidays

Social security contributions

Income tax

Additional pension funds

Sickness/illness

Work injuries/accidents

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