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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Recommendation for organisation of work in public administrations, state institutions

Belgrade, 18 March 2020

The Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government adopted a Recommendation for organising work in public administrations and state institutions, based on the Decree on organising the work of employers during the state of emergency, which was adopted by the Government (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 31/20), and based on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus infection.

The employer should first of all bear in mind that persons with chronic illnesses and persons over 60 years of age are particularly at risk and that a parent of a child up to 12 years of age has special protection, especially if he or she exercises parental rights alone, or if the other parent has a work obligation.

For these workers, it is necessary to enable them to work from home, in accordance with the work plan and schedule that the employer, or manager, is obliged to determine for each employee.

It is recommended that the plan and schedule of work be prepared on a weekly basis and adjusted to government decisions, as well as to the situation regarding the spread of the COVID-19 virus infection.

The employee is obliged to be available to the superior manager by telephone, electronic and direct communication during work from home, and to submit the completed work for the purpose of informing or obtaining consent from his employer.

During the state of emergency, employees are entitled to a salary if they work full-time and perform the duties of the post in which they are assigned.

Also, employees who work from home outside the employer's premises are entitled to a salary. They also enjoy all other rights from the labour relationship, just as if they worked and performed their jobs on the employer's premises.

The employees who have an obligation to stay at home for isolation only for the purpose of monitoring their health condition (quarantine) cannot be assigned the obligation to come to work on the premises of the employer.

The employer determines by a decision the obligations of employees with the elements set out in the Decree on organising the work of employers during the state of emergency.