Georgia

• New Year's Day
• New Year's Holiday
• Orthodox Christmas
• Orthodox Epiphany
• Mother's Day
• International Women's Day
• Day of National Unity
• Orthodox Good Friday
• Orthodox Easter Monday
• Day of Victory over Fascism
• Saint Andrew's Day
• Independence Day
• Saint Mary's Day
• Day of Svetitskovloba
• Saint George's Day

Working Hours

Employees can work up to 40 hours per week.

Minimum Wage

GEL 115 per month (public sector) or GEL 20 per month (private sector).

Employee Tax

Tax rate	20%
Social security contribution	None
Pension contributions	2%

Bonuses

There are no statutory bonus schemes in Georgia.

An employment contract may be oral or written. However, if the contract is longer than one (1) month, it must be in writing. The contracts can be issued for both indefinite-term and fixed-term employment.

The employment contract must contain the following terms:

• information on the parties to the employment contract;
• the employment commencement date and the duration of labour relations;
• the working time and rest periods;
• the place of work, and information on the different places of work of the employee if their regular or primary places of work are not determined;
• the post, the type and description of work to be performed;
• the remuneration and the procedure for the payment;
• the procedure for compensating overtime work;
• the duration of paid and unpaid leave and the procedure for granting said leave;
• the procedure for the termination of labour relations by the employer and the employee;
• any provisions of a collective agreement.

A written employment contract shall be concluded in a language understandable to the parties. It may be concluded in several languages; however, it must contain a clause specifying the language to prevail in the case of a discrepancy between the provisions of the employment agreements.

Fixed-term contracts are permitted in Georgia, provided there is justification for their use.

Annual Leave

Minimum of 24 days' paid holiday per year.

In addition to the 24 working days paid leave, an employee has the right to unpaid leave of at least 15 working days annually. The employee must notify the employer two weeks prior to taking the leave.

Sick Leave

There is no statutory sick pay in Georgia, but employees are entitled to 15 days' unpaid leave, which may be used if they fall ill.

Parental Leave

• Maternity leave: An employee is entitled to paid maternity leave of 126 calendar days, and in the case of complications during childbirth or the birth of twins, maternity leave of 143 calendar days.
• Paternity leave: none. However, male employees can utilise parental or adoption leave.
• Parental leave: Employees (both mothers and fathers) are entitled to parental leave of 604 calendar days.
• Adoption leave: Employees who have adopted an infant under the age of 12 months are entitled to adoption leave of 550 calendar days.

Termination Process

Employers in Georgia can terminate a contract provided they give at least:

• 30 days' notice, if the reason is due to redundancy grounds; incompatibility of an employee’s qualifications or skills with the position held; or an employee’s long-term incapacity for work.
• Three days' notice for any other reasons.

Grounds for termination include:

• Redundancy reasons (economic circumstances, and/or technological or organisational changes requiring downsizing).
• Expiry of an employment contract.
• Completion of the work under an employment contract.
• Voluntary resignation of an employee.
• Written agreement between parties.
• Incompatibility of an employee’s qualifications or skills with the position held.
• Gross violation by an employee’s obligations.
• Long-term incapacity for work, unless otherwise determined by an employment agreement, if the incapacity period exceeds 40 consecutive calendar days, or the total incapacity period exceeds 60 calendar days within a period of 6 months.
• A court judgment.
• The death of an employer who is a natural person, or of an employee.
• The initiation of liquidation proceedings against an employer who is a legal person.
• Any other objective circumstances justifying the termination of the employment contract.

Employees can also end a contract by giving at least 30 days' notice.

Severance Pay

Employees are entitled to one to two months' severance pay.

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The insurance provides coverage in overseas locations through a combination of the master policy and its linked local policies, where required by law in certain jurisdictions.  The policies include:

• Employer’s Liability and Public Liability - £10,000,000 combined limit.
• Professional Indemnity - £5,000,000 limit.
• Worker’s Compensation – Limit is dependent on location of work.

For specific information about statutory and recommended insurances in your chosen country, get in touch with Mauve.