Croatia: Operating a Business

Setting Up a Company

Drustvo s ogranicenom odgovornoscu or D.O.O. (Private Limited company): Number of partners: One or more person.
Capital (max/min): Minimum capital: HRK 20,000, totally released
Shareholders and liability: Liability is limited to the amount contributed
Dionicko drustvo or D.D. (Public Corporation): Number of partners: One or more person.
Capital (max/min): Minimum capital: HRK 200,000
Shareholders and liability: Liability is limited to the amount contributed
Javno trgovacko drustvo or J.T.D. (General partnership): Number of partners: Minimum 2 partners.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required.
Shareholders and liability: Every partner has unlimited liability with all his/her assets.
Komanditno drustvo or K.D. (Limited partnership): Number of partners: Minimum 2 persons: one general partner and one limited partner
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required.
Shareholders and liability: At least one partner (general partner) has unlimited liability with all his/her assets and at least one (other) partner has limited liability proportional to the invested assets.

Setting Up a Company	Croatia	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Procedures (number)	7.0	5.3
Time (days)	19.5	11.8

Source: Doing Business.

Business Setup Procedures: Consult Doing Business Website, to know about procedures to start a Business in Croatia.
Register of Business Entities

	2018	2019	2020
Labour Force	1,794,835	1,788,035	1,775,337

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Legal Weekly Duration: 40 hours
Retirement Age: 65
Working Contracts: Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations. The terms of employment contracts and the limits for dismissal are very rigid while the conditions for hiring are flexible
Labour Laws: Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labor regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Minimum Wage: In 2021, the minimum gross wage is HRK 4,250 per month according to the Croatian Ministry of Labour and Pension System.
Average Wage: In 2021, the average gross monthly salary is HRK 9,373 according to the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.
Social Contributions: Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: 16.5% on salaries
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: 20% on the gross wage

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners: The most important trade union is the Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (UATUC) with more than 200,000 members all over the country.
Labour Unions: Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia
Croatian Trade Union Association (in Croatian only)
Workers Trade Union Association of Croatia
Independent Croatian Unions (in Croatian only)
Unionisation Rate: 65%
Labour Regulation Bodies: Labor Market Directorate at the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship

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