New Law on “e-Sick Leave” – mandatory digitalisation of the sick leave procedure as of 1 January 2026.
The Law on the exchange of data, documents and notifications in cases of temporary incapacity for work was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 109/2025 of 4 December 2025. This Law introduces the mandatory use of the software solution “e-Sick Leave – Employer” and fully abolishes the previously applicable paper-based sick leave procedure.
The Law establishes a single, centralized digital system for the exchange of data between employers, chosen physicians, the compulsory health insurance organisation (RFZO) and competent public authorities, with the aim of ensuring a more efficient, transparent and legally secure sick leave procedure, while significantly reducing administrative burdens.
The Law applies to all employers, including:
- commercial companies and other legal entities,
- state authorities and the public sector,
- notaries public and enforcement officers,
- entrepreneurs employing one or more persons.
Of particular importance is the fact that the system may also be used by entrepreneurs without employees, subject to prior registration within the e-Government system.
Employers’ obligations and system functionalities
Employers are required to register and use the “e-Sick Leave – Employer” system, through which they shall electronically:
- receive certificates and reports on temporary incapacity for work,
- submit requests for the calculation of salary compensation and receive such calculations,
- submit objections and requests and receive decisions of first- and second-instance medical commissions.
Obligations relating to the calculation of salary compensation and the submission of objections shall apply as of 1 April 2026.
Automation and abolition of employees’ paper-based obligations.
Salary compensation calculations and medical commission assessments are delivered to employers automatically, without any obligation on the part of the employee to physically submit or separately notify the employer.
Failure to comply with the obligation to access and use the system is subject to the following fines:
– for employers as legal entities: RSD 50,000 to 200,000,
– for entrepreneurs: RSD 10,000 to 50,000,
– for responsible persons: RSD 5,000 to 25,000.
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