Hiring employees in Croatia
If your company is planning a move or expansion to the European country of Croatia, you’ll probably have to recruit a local workforce to help. To do this, you’ll need to be well-versed with Croatia’s complicated employment regulations and hiring practices.
Horizons’ expansion consultants can guide you through the Croatia recruitment process and provide outsourcing services to take care of your recruitment in Croatia. We will help you hire in Croatia quickly and compliantly, even if you don’t have a subsidiary in the country.
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Croatia hiring guide
Explore some of the key information about Croatia recruitment and how to hire the best talent to help with your Croatia expansion.
How to find and recruit employees in Croatia
Discrimination rules for Croatia recruitment
Croatia has a range of anti-discrimination laws protecting both employees and candidates against various types of discrimination. For example, you cannot legally discriminate against candidates based on their gender, political stance, age, ethnicity, disabilities, trade union affiliation, or sexual orientation, among other things.
Failing to follow these rules can result in legal issues, so you should understand the rules well before starting the recruitment process and avoid any questions that may be seen as discriminatory when interviewing.
Onboarding staff in Croatia
Onboarding in Croatia varies from employer to employer, and there are no particular fixed rules about it outside of the usual discrimination and harassment regulations. However, it is generally best practice to be open with your new workers about what you expect from them and what their duties will be. Additionally, you should always provide sufficient training for them to perform their roles properly.
It is also advisable to send company representatives to Croatia from another office for the onboarding process, although this may not be necessary if you already have a sizeable network of workers and managers at your Croatian office.
Compliance for Croatia recruitment
One important element of recruitment in Croatia is compliance, part of which involves upholding employee entitlements. Employees in Croatia are entitled to various things such as minimum wage, annual vacation leave, sick pay, maximum working hours, and so on, so these should be outlined in every employee’s contract.
To ensure that you remain compliant during the recruitment process, we recommend enlisting professional help from dedicated recruitment experts.
