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Remote makes employment in Georgia easy. With our localized contracts, easy invoice management, and best-in-class compliance, you can grow your global team with confidence.

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  • Availability

    Remote-Owned Local Entity

    We own our own entity in the countries where we operate to shield your company from risk and provide you and your employees with the signature Remote experience.

  • Capital city

    Tbilisi

  • Currency

    Georgian Lari
    (₾, GEL)

  • Languages spoken

    Georgian

  • Services available

    Services available:

Facts & Stats

Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო; Sakartvelo) is a representative democracy organized as a unitary parliamentary republic. The Eastern European nation is nestled between Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the majestic Black Sea.

Home to hot springs, sulfur baths, and majestic mountains (the highest in the Caucasus), Georgia is fast-becoming a tourism hotspot for more adventurous travellers. Castles, cathedrals, and antiquities from the medieval ages give Georgia a blend of history to match its natural beauty.

Georgia boasts a growing economy and an upper-middle-class income per capita. Increasing numbers of skilled professionals in Georgia make the country a smart target for expansion.

  • Capital city

    Tbilisi

  • Currency

    Georgian Lari
    (₾, GEL)

  • Languages spoken

    Georgian

  • Population size

    3,716,858 (est. 2020)

  • Ease of doing business

    Very easy

  • Cost of living index

    28.05 (2021)

  • Payroll frequency

    Monthly

  • VAT - standard rate

    18%

  • GDP - real growth rate

    5.0 (2019)

Grow your team in Georgia with Remote

Looking to employ workers in Georgia? Companies hiring in Georgia must either own a legal entity in the country or work with a global employment solutions provider, usually one that provides employer of record services.

Remote can employ your team in Georgia on your behalf through our local legal entity in the country and handle payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance for your Georgia team. You can also pay contractors now in Georgia with Remote.

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Employing in Georgia

The Labor Code of Georgia serves as the fundamental government statute that defines employee protections, workers’ rights, and generally, employment and labor relations for Georgia’s workforce of 1.4 million.

Employees in Georgia enjoy protections against discrimination based on age, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, and race.

Common questions that could come up during the hiring process include the minimum wage, overtime rates, and guaranteed paid time off. Remote can help you offer a complete, competitive, and compliant benefits package to your employees in Georgia.

Public holidays

Below are national public holidays applicable for all regions in this country. Remote customers have access to a detailed list of regional public holidays within the Remote platform. Sign up now to access all public holiday information.

Minimum Wage

Georgia has a mostly nominal minimum wage that’s remained unchanged since the 1990s and hence, doesn’t represent what workers actually earn. The minimum wage for private-sector employees sits at 20 Georgian lari ($6.38) per month, while government employees are billed to earn a 115-lari ($36.68) minimum.

In reality, the average wage in Georgia hovers somewhere between 1227 ($391.39), and 1314 lari ($419.14) per month, according to data provided by GeoStat, the Georgian statistics office.

Payroll Cycle

For customers of Remote, all employee payments will be made in equal monthly installments on or before the last working day of each calendar month, payable in arrears.

Onboarding Time

We can help you get a new employee started in Georgia fast. The minimum onboarding time we need is only 8 working days.

Our team ensures your employees are onboarded and paid as quickly as possible while keeping your business compliant with all local employment legislation. The minimum onboarding time begins after the employee submits all required information onto the Remote platform. The onboarding timeline is also dependent upon registration with local authorities.

For all non-nationals of the country of employment, the Right to Work assessment (if applicable) will add three extra days to the total time to onboard. There may be extra time required if we need to follow-up on the right to work assessment.

Please note, payroll cut-off dates can impact the actual first day of employment. Remote has a payroll cut-off date of the 10th of the month unless otherwise specified.

Competitive benefits package in Georgia

At Remote, we’re obsessed with helping you craft the best possible employee experience for your team. We are leading the way in practicing “fair equity,” which means making sure employees everywhere have access to both the required and supplemental benefits they need to thrive (and that will allow you to attract the best local talent).

Our benefits packages in Georgia are tailored to fulfill the local needs of your employees. Typically, our packages contain some or all of the following benefits:

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Mental Health Support
  • Pension or 401(K)
  • Life and Disability Insurance
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Taxes in Georgia

Learn how employment taxes and statutory fees affect your payroll and your employees’ paychecks in Georgia.

  • Employer

    • 2% - Pension contribution

  • Employee

    • 20% - Income tax

    • 2% - Pension contribution

Types of leave

Paid time off

Once an employee has completed 11 months of service with an employer, they are entitled to 24 days of paid leave annually, with a vacation benefit equivalent to one month’s salary paid three months before the annual leave.

Employees are also entitled to take 15 unpaid days off work every year.

Public holidays

Employees are entitled to taking paid time off on the 15 national public holidays.

Sick leave

Full-time employees can accumulate 10 hours of sick leave for every month worked, capped at a 720 hours (30 days) accumulation at a stretch.

Maternity leave

Female employees are entitled to 126 days paid pregnancy leave, or 143 in case of complications or if twins are delivered, with a pregnancy benefit equal to 100% of the normal daily wage (up to 1,000 Georgian lari or $318.98).

Post-pregnancy, mothers can take up to 604 days off work to care for newborns.

Paternity/Parental leave

A mother can transfer 57 days of maternity leave to her partner and in addition, both parents can request two weeks of annual leave to care for a child aged below five.

Adoption leave

Employees who have adopted a child can take up to 550 days off, with benefits for 90 days paid by the state, up to a limit of GEL 1,000.

Employment termination

Termination process

Employee contracts can be terminated if a just cause is established, such as dishonesty, negligence, fraud, incompatibility with assigned tasks, long-term disability, etc.

Notice period

For the severance situations mentioned above, employers are mandated to notify employees 30 days in advance of termination.

Severance pay

An employer should offer a severance package equal to at least one month’s pay if an employee is laid off for economic reasons, incompatibility with work responsibilities, or long-term disability.

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