economy
January 21, 2026
Kada zaposleni imaju pravo na otpremnine?
Tačku na talas otpuštanja u Srbiji krajem 2025. godine stavila je kompanija Leoni u Malošištu kod Doljevca, kada je zbog zatvaranja pogona bez posla ostalo oko 1.900 zaposlenih. Iz kompanije su tada potvrdili da je raskinut ugovor o radu sa svim radnicima i da je proizvodnja u pogonu zvanično obustavljena polovinom decembra.
TL;DR
- Leoni closed its plant in Malošište, Doljevac, laying off approximately 1,900 employees at the end of 2025.
- This follows closures by Benetton in Niš (over 900 workers), Johnson Electric (over 300 workers), Draxlmaier in Zrenjanin (nearly 2,000 workers), and Kentaur in Vranje (253 workers).
- Leoni paid severance exceeding the legal minimum, calculated as 50% of the average monthly gross salary for each year of service, which is 50% more than the legal minimum.
- Severance pay is legally mandated when employment ends due to the cessation of the employer's need for the employee's work (redundancy) or upon retirement.
- A 'stimulative severance pay' can be offered for voluntary termination, usually higher than the legal minimum.
- If a company liquidates and ceases to exist, employees are not entitled to redundancy severance pay, as their employment ends due to the employer's non-existence, not redundancy.
- If a company continues to exist in any form or retains even one employee, it constitutes redundancy, entitling workers to severance pay.
- Mario Reljanović, a labor law expert, notes that employers can voluntarily pay severance during liquidation, even if not legally obligated.
- Reljanović confirms Leoni's severance payments were in order because the company continues to operate other factories, meaning it's not a complete cessation of the employer.
- Legal provisions mandate a minimum of two average salaries for retirement severance and one-third of a salary for each year of service for redundancies.
- Abuses such as employees being pressured to waive severance, sign false confirmations of payment, or experience delays and incorrect calculations are noted.
- When employers disappear without settling final wages or unused vacation pay, former employees may face difficulties in claiming their dues.
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