Global Employment Solutions & PEO in Albania

How Do Omnipresent Global Employment Solutions Work?

Omnipresent provides global employment solutions and professional employment organisation (PEO) services for companies looking to grow and build out a global team in Albania. Traditional methods of establishing global employment and subsidiaries in Albania typically take months and can incur heavy costs. Omnipresent’s global employment solutions and PEO services is helping hundreds of organisations onboard new employees in Albania in a matter of days with full compliance of local labour laws. We use a tech-forward approach to streamline the process. 

• Your company conducts the hiring and candidate selection process in Albania.
• Omnipresent hires the selected candidate through our local professional employment organisation in Albania.
• We take care of ensuring your new employee is hired in compliance with local labour laws, payroll regulations, benefits and more -- all without needing to set up a subsidiary in Albania.
• The individual is legally contracted by Omnipresent but assigned to work for your company and reports to a manager or team in your organisation as your full-time employee.

Payroll & Taxes in Albania

Employee Income Taxes:

Income Tax rates:

0%: 0 - 30,000 ALL

13%: 30,001 - 150,000 ALL

23%: On income above 150,000 ALL

Payroll Cycle:

Monthly

Employer Costs in Albania

Employer Contributions:

Employer Payroll Tax:

15%: Social Security

1.70%: Health Insurance

0.12%: Disability

0.83%: Maternity

12.79%: Retirement

0.30%: Accidental & Occupational

0.90%: Unemployment

31.64%: Total Employment Cost

Employee Contributions:

Employee Payroll Tax:

9.00%: Social Security

1.70%: Health Insurance

0.18%: Disability

0.57%: Maternity

8.81%: Retirement

20.26%: Total Employee Cost

Working Hours in Albania

Typical Working Hours per Week:

The typical working week in Albania consists of 8 hours a day or 40 hours per week.

It’s important to note that typical working hours can vary by industry in some countries. Contact our team for the most up-to-date information!

Overtime Laws:

Albanian law allows an employee to work a maximum of 8 hours of overtime per week or 200 hours of overtime per year. No overtime is allowed if an employee has already worked 48 hours that week. 

Overtime pay is 1.25 times the normal salary amount and 1.5 times the normal salary amount on paid holidays.

Public Holidays & Vacation Time in Albania

Standard Public Holidays in Albania:

• New Year’s Day
• Dita e Verës
• Nowruz
• Easter Sunday
• Easter Monday
• Labour Day
• Orthodox Easter
• Orthodox Easter Monday
• Eid al-fitr
• Eid al-Adha
• Saint Teresa Canonization Day
• Liberation Day
• Flag Day
• National Youth Day
• Christmas Day

Vacation Time in Albania:

Employees in Albania are entitled to a minimum of 4 weeks paid vacation. Unpaid leave is discretionary upon the employer.

Types of Leave in Albania

Sick Leave:

Sick leave laws in Albania provide that the employer needs to pay 80% salary for at least 14 days of sick leave. After such a threshold, the employee may access to further sick leave days paid by Social Security. 

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Maternity Leave:

Maternity leave regulations include a minimum of 98 days of paid leave for the birth of one child. More than 1 child in the household calls for a minimum of 125 days of paid maternity leave. 

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Paternity Leave:

Albanian law calls for three paid paternity leave days. 

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Unpaid Childcare Leave:

Albania has unpaid leave options for parents within 6 years of an adoption or birth and before the child is 12 years old. 

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Other Types of Leave:

• Child Adoption
• Carer Responsibilities

Health Insurance & Supplementary Benefits in Albania

We believe that remote employees should be able to access their local, as well as a high standard international benefits anywhere they are. Details about international or country specific benefits packages can be provided on request. Please contact us for further details.

Termination & Severance in Albania

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Termination with Cause:

There are a range of legal reasons that an employer can use to terminate an employment relationship in Albania, which depend on the specific circumstances and can be very complex. If you would like to know more specific details, please contact us. 

Severance:

Severance pay is not applicable to fair and lawful terminations. Unlawful terminations may trigger severance liability which is based on a variety of factors, including length of service. 

Notice of Termination:

Notice period in Albania vary according to the employee’s length of service, as follows:

• Up to 6 months of  service: 2 weeks notice
• 6 months-2 years of service: 1 month notice
• 2-5 years of service: 2 months notice
• 5+ years of service: 3 months notice