Employer of Record (EOR) in Croatia
For companies looking to grow their international presence or streamline employment in Croatia, Native Teams offers a compliant and cost-effective EOR solution. As your strategic partner, we handle all employment responsibilities in the background, ensuring every hire meets local legal requirements while you stay focused on operations and growth.
How does an EOR in Croatia work?
Partnering with an Employer of Record, like Native Teams, allows your business to onboard talent in Croatia without needing to set up a local entity. We manage employment contracts, payroll, benefits, and full compliance with Croatian labour and tax regulations. You retain day-to-day management of your team, while we ensure everything runs smoothly and legally behind the scenes.
Our EOR services are especially valuable for companies working with remote teams, distributed workforces, or planning to enter the Croatian market. With Native Teams, you can hire quickly, reduce overheads, and eliminate compliance risks, while offering your employees full legal employment status and access to statutory benefits.
Who can use EOR services in Croatia?
Businesses can use EOR services in Croatia to hire new team members worldwide in alignment with labour laws.
Businesses of all sizes, from startups to large corporations, can benefit from EOR services in Croatia. These services are particularly useful for companies looking to expand into the Croatian market without needing to set up a legal entity. EOR providers help businesses hire local talent, handle payroll, and ensure compliance with Croatian labour laws.
Features of Native Teams EOR services in Croatia
Native Teams’ Employer of Record (EOR) services give businesses the ability to legally employ talent in Croatia and over 85 other countries, without setting up local entities. We manage employment contracts, ensure tax and social security compliance, and provide your team members with official employment status.
HR tasks are automated, with easy access to documents via the Native Teams dashboard.
With a payroll calculator across 85+ countries, employers can calculate salaries, taxes, and benefits easily, all on one platform.
Our EOR solution bridges the gap between flexibility and structure. Businesses gain a competitive edge by offering benefits to attract and retain top international talent, without needing to manage local benefit schemes themselves.
Explore Croatia’s labour laws in our hiring guide.
What legal requirements exist for employment in Croatia
According to Croatian law, employment contracts must be in writing. The contract should include the start date, type of work, working hours, annual leave, duration, salary, and notice period.
All employees in Croatia must receive at least the minimum wage. Exceptions to this rule are management board members and executive directors.
Employers are responsible for deducting a certain amount from their employees’ salaries to pay for social security contributions. In Croatia, employees are entitled to health, pension, unemployment, maternity, work accident, and family benefits.
Employers must pay income taxes or any other type of tax on behalf of their employees.
Foreign workers from the EU, Switzerland and EEA and their family members don’t have to get an employment permit or a residence permit to work in Croatia. However, for workers outside of these countries, a work permit or work registration certificate is required.
Employers and employees must obtain a tax number or OIB (‘osobni identifikacijski broj’), which is necessary for registering for health insurance, opening a local bank account, and paying taxes.
Employers must follow Croatian labour laws, which include overtime, working hours, leave entitlements and termination procedures.
Please note that Croatian laws and regulations can change. So, it’s important to keep abreast of the latest developments regarding labour law.
Why choose Native Teams as your Croatia Employer of Record?
Native Teams has the hands-on expertise needed for compliant global work. Through our EOR services, you can get locally compliant employment contracts, manage social security contributions and taxes and obtain work permits with ease. Focus on perfecting your craft on the global scene while we handle all the administrative work for you.
What you need to know?
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a third-party entity that assumes the legal responsibilities of employing workers for another company. The EOR manages tasks such as payroll, tax compliance, benefits, and legal adherence to local labour laws.
EOR costs in Croatia vary by provider, employee count, and service requirements. Additional expenses may apply depending on benefits, taxes, or customised support needs.
As an EOR provider trusted by global companies in 85+ countries, Native Teams offers a flexible and transparent pricing structure, depending on your unique business needs. Check our pricing page to see what we offer for your business.
An EOR fully takes on legal employment responsibilities like payroll, taxes, and compliance, while a PEO shares these responsibilities with the client in a co-employment arrangement. EORs are suited for companies expanding into new regions without legal entities, whereas PEOs are used by businesses already operating in a country to streamline HR functions.
EOR providers act as a legal employer, managing payroll, benefits, and employment contracts while ensuring compliance with labour laws. They reduce risk by assuming liability for employment issues and offer HR support, enabling businesses to focus on operations.
Yes, using an EOR in Croatia is fully legal and complies with Croatian labour regulations. International companies often use EOR services to enter the Croatian market.
An EOR allows businesses to avoid the complexities of setting up a legal entity in Croatia. The EOR manages legal employment tasks, such as payroll and compliance, and offers flexibility to scale operations without the challenges of closing a company if plans change.
There is no legal limit on the number of employees a company can hire in Croatia, as long as labour laws are followed. The number you can hire depends on your business needs, financial capacity, and ability to manage staff effectively.