Drašković Popović & Partners' industry specialisms cover transport, logistics, nanotechnology, gold production and sports, along with fast-moving consumer goods, automotive, entertainment, textiles, IT and packaging. ‘A master of his craft who is praised by his peers, team and clients’, Vuk Drašković heads up the firm’s employment practice, which includes Miloš Andrejević, an adviser on day-to-day employment matters, terminations, redundancies, disputes and senior executive issues. The next line of key practitioners includes Simona Vračar, who handles a range of employment matters; and Nenad Sadžaković, who predominantly assists with work and residency permits.

The broad employment law offering at JPM & Partners ranges from due diligence, redundancy and termination procedures and health and safety issues, to day-to-day advice, trade union negotiations, overseas employment assignments, employment litigation, mobbing and whistleblowing. The practice is led from Belgrade by Jelena Nikolić, ‘an outstanding lawyer with excellent knowledge of Serbian labour law’, who has significant experience in terminations, employment law disputes and M&A-related employment issues. Providing key support, Marko Ilic routinely drafts employment documents, while Andrea Cvetanović assists with workplace strategies and employment-related data protection and corporate matters.

With ‘exceptional expertise and deep knowledge’, Karanovic & Partners o.a.d.‘ wide-ranging employment law practice covers day-to-day employment issues, labour disputes, M&A-related employment matters, redundancy proceedings and terminations. The team also advises on outsourcing, secondments, benefit plans, pension entitlements and workplace harassment, as well as whistleblowing, sick leave, work-related injuries, collective bargaining and trade union relations. Other notable areas are employment document drafting, immigration, and temporary residence and work permits. The ‘excellent’ Milena Jakšić Papac heads up the group, which features employment specialists Jelena Ašanin  and Milijana Tomić. Boris Radojčić  departed in August 2024.

Fielding ‘huge experts in this field’, Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz's seven-strong team advises on employment and management agreements, internal policies, collective bargaining and remote working arrangements. The group also covers terminations, restructuring-related mass layoffs, workplace-related harassment, immigration and employee secondments, along with transfers of undertaking, work-related accidents, labour-related litigation and compliance. ‘One of the leading employment lawyers in Serbia’, Dragana Bajić heads up the firm’s employment teams in Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia; and Ksenija Ivetić-Marlović is a longstanding employment and pension law expert.

Moravcevic Vojnovic and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr fields ‘a well-coordinated, multidisciplinary team that enables a one-stop-shop experience’. The labour and employment practice, which is experienced in M&A-related employment issues, has notable IT, automotive industry, real estate and construction sector expertise. The group is also experienced in executive exits, management agreements, labour disputes and establishing internal employment frameworks for greenfield investments. Marija Vlajkovic understands clients requirements down to the smallest detail’, while Bojan Rajić advises on employment law as well as corporate and M&A matters. Tijana Levakov completes the team.

BDK Advokati AOD's lawyers ‘provide an amazing service’. The team is experienced in negotiating both management agreements and terminations. The practice also covers employment litigation, data protection, whistleblowing and anti-mobbing compliance. The firm additionally fields immigration specialists; while the tax team works alongside the employment department on the tax side to both hirings and various incentives. The principal figures are founder and managing partner Tijana Kojović; and Marija Gligorević, a specialist in recruitment, terminations and mass redundancies, as well as labour law compliance with non-discrimination, anti-mobbing and whistleblowing legislation.

‘Distinguished by its expertise in handling complex employment matters’, Doklestic Repic & Gajin is well-known for its experience in collective bargaining, redundancies, reorganisations, massive lay-offs, and employment and management agreements. The Belgrade team is also mandated to act in labour disputes. Slobodan Doklestic, handles ‘the most complex employment matters with precision’; contentious employment and labour specialist Marko Repic assists with collective labour disputes involving trade unions; and Ljubinka Pljevaljcic's wide-ranging practice encompasses employment and labour relations, data protection, contracts, labour law disputes, mass redundancies, employee transfers and collective negotiations.

A ‘consistently reliable practice’, Joksovic, Stojanovic & Partners's six-member employment department covers employment contracts and internal employment bylaws, as well as remote working. Recent activity also includes advice on layoffs, redundancies and disciplinary-related terminations. The practice is headed up from Belgrade by longstanding employment and labour law specialist Milica Vesić, who predominantly acts for employers. Vesić has extensive experience in advising multinational, local and regional companies, as well as diplomatic missions, on employment and management contracts, redundancies, terminations, M&A-related labour issues, labour disputes, and foreign employees’ residence and work permits.

Mikijelj Jankovic & Bogdanovic is routinely mandated by corporate clients to advise on working conditions, HR policies, privacy issues, whistleblowing and mobbing. The practice also covers employer-side labour law litigation, lay-off procedures and employment contracts. The group additionally assists individuals, non-profit organisations and foreign embassies with employment law matters. Employment department head Katarina Radović has significant experience in cross-border employment matters and labour law conflicts; Lena Petrović represents corporate entities in labour law disputes before the Serbian courts; and Nevena Drobnjaković's workload covers corporations’ internal employment regulations and working conditions.

‘Known for its innovative solutions and forward-thinking approach’, Law Office Miroslav Stojanovic, in cooperation with Wolf Theiss' four-member employment and HR team can boast extensive CEE and SEE regional coverage. Qualified to practise law in both Austria and Serbia, Miroslav Stojanović's broad expertise includes major employment mandates; and Marijana Zejaković's workload covers management changes, hirings, dismissals and workforce restructurings, along with mass lay-offs, multi-party collective bargaining negotiations, data protection and internal investigations. Other employment law names to note for Belgrade are Miloš Rubežić, Aleksandar Jezdimirović and Anja Milošević.

Prica & Partners' ‘competent, supportive and experienced’ employment and immigration practice advises on the employment side of acquisitions, and the establishment and termination of employment relationships. The five-member Belgrade team also fields experts in restructuring-related redundancies, compensation policies, benefits packages, employee share purchase plans, employing foreign nationals and employment disputes. Danica Gligorijević's broad expertise includes employment matters; Tijana Lalić acts in labour disputes before the Serbian courts; Jelena Edelman assists with structuring employment benefits, in addition to acting in labour litigation; and Jelena Živanović is ‘extremely knowledgable in employment-related matters’.

AVS Legal's employment department acts for corporate clients on a range of labour matters. Its expertise encompasses labour hirings, terminations, immigration, secondments, redundancy and workplace reorganisations, along with executive dismissals and mobbing. Other key areas are work injuries, labour law compliance and employment litigation. Practice head Irena Kalmić specialises in labour law compliance, employment regulations and labour disputes; and Mladen Domazet is experienced in labour law and related disputes.

Routinely acting for international clients on cross-jurisdictional matters, BOPA Bojanovic & Partners' recent mandates encompass termination procedures, day-to-day-employment advice, employment document drafting and personal data processing. Other notable areas are work management, restructurings, reorganisations, outsourcing, trade union relations, industrial action, cross-border recruitment, immigration and labour disputes. The 14-strong labour and employment department is headed up from Belgrade by Nikola Gvoić, who has ‘outstanding experience across a broad spectrum of employment matters’.

Harrisons Solicitors' four-member employment practice assists with employment contract drafting, and is particularly focused on clauses regulating the terms for remote work, payroll and working hours. It also covers data protection and contentious labour matters. A March 2023 recruit from Karanovic & Partners o.a.d., Ivana Disovic acts for clients from the banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, aviation, tobacco, chemicals and retail sectors in employment disputes concerning terminations, salaries, benefits, work injuries, harassment and whistleblowing.

‘A top choice for any client’, MMD Advokati's employment department recently experienced an increase in compliance-related mandates, particularly the drafting of new general and individual employment acts. The team is led from Belgrade by Miodrag Klancnik, who handles collective bargaining matters, negotiations with unions, redundancies, disciplinary proceedings and labour disputes. In addition to heading up the firm’s real estate and dispute resolution departments, Veljko Dostanic advises on employment aspects.

PR Legal fields sector experts in food and beverage, tobacco, mining, media, tech, construction, retail, and banking and finance. The practice is led by Ivana Ružičić, who regularly advises on complex termination procedures, negotiations with trade unions and confidentiality and non-compete clauses. The four-member team further includes Borinka Dobrnjac, whose wide-ranging experience covers the negotiation, conclusion and termination of employment contracts, as well as disciplinary procedures and employer rulebook drafting.

Radovanovic Stojanovic & Partners AOD's ‘employment team will resolve even the most complex issue’. In addition to acting in high-stakes labour disputes, the four-member practice advises on employment documentation, dismissals, inspections, employment-related restructurings and data protection issues. Other notable areas are mobbing, whistleblowing, immigration and occupational health and safety. ‘Recognised employment and data protection specialist’ Nikola Cincović leads the team, which includes employment, immigration and data protection expert Luka Radojević.

The result of a July 2023 merger between Joint law office Marić in cooperation with Kinstellar and SOG Law Firm, SOG in cooperation with Kinstellar's Belgrade employment and labour law team is experienced in labour disputes, reorganisations, collective bargaining, employment terminations, remote working and remuneration. Milan Samardžić advises foreign companies entering the Serbian market; and Kristina Pavlović assists with employment agreements, remuneration schemes, executive compensation, dismissals, secondments and employee outsourcing.

A core practice area, Stankovic & Partners (NSTLAW)‘s employment practice advises domestic and international clients on restructuring and redundancy exercises, as well as employment disputes, contract reviews, day-to-day employment matters and union negotiations. The Belgrade team also covers health and safety issues, employee data protection, immigration and pensions. It additionally acts for high-profile directors and senior executives. Nenad Stankovic is ‘an exceptionally talented lawyer’, while Andjelka Radovanović provides notable support.

Advising on both the laws of Serbia and Montenegro, Vukovic & Partners' ‘employment team comprises skilled and dedicated individuals’. The practice covers employment regulations and policies, as well as labour dispute resolution, and the employment law aspects of clients’ day-to-day business operations. Heading up the practice from Belgrade, Aleksandra Ćalić Bošković's experience includes trade union negotiations on collective agreements and employees’ rights, along with redundancies, work permits and labour disputes.

Zivkovic & Samardzic Law Office's ‘team comprises real labour law experts’. The practice has significant expertise in redundancies, reorganisations, trade union negotiations, employment disputes and executive terminations. It also advises on working condition document-related amendments, disciplinary procedures, and employment and labour law compliance; and assists foreign management with immigration law issues. In Belgrade, Danka Draško is ‘a true employment law expert’, while former department head Ana Popović departed in January 2024.

Zunic Law's eight-strong employment law practice acts for clients from the AI, TMT, e-commerce, crypto, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, pharmaceutical and retail sectors. Founder Vitomir Žunić heads up the Novi Sad office; and Tijana Žunić Marić is experienced in employment disputes, M&A-related employment issues, and labour and employment procedures and policies. The practice also features labour and employment law practitioner Jelena Đukanović; and Aleksandra Jaćimović, whose experience includes redundancy matters.