Georgia
Make employment in Georgia easy. Let us handle payroll, benefits, taxes, compliance, and even stock options for your team in Georgia, all in one easy-to-use platform.
- Capital City
Tbilisi
- Currency
Georgian Lari (₾, GEL)
- Languages
Georgian
- Population size
3,716,858
Facts & Stats
- Capital City
Tbilisi
- Currency
Georgian Lari (₾, GEL)
- Languages
Georgian
- Population size
3,716,858
- 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)
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.
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.
Risks of misclassification
Georgia, like many other countries, treats self-employed individuals or contractors and full-time employees differently. Misclassification of contractors in Georgia may lead to fines and penalties for the offending company.
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.
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 5 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.
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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
Taxes in Georgia
Learn how employment taxes and statutory fees affect your payroll and your employees’ paychecks in Georgia.
2%
Pension contribution
Types of leave
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.
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 incompatibility with work responsibilities, or long-term disability.
Fair Pricing in Georgia
Employer of Record
Hire and pay your global team
Starting at $599/month
for annual plans
Top features
Satisfaction guaranteed
No deposits or hidden fees
Zero onboarding or offboarding fees
Compliant equity incentives support including withholding and reporting
Built-in security and compliance
Fast onboarding (average 2-3 days)
Flexible, localized benefits
Top features
Only pay for contractors you actively work with
Work with contractors in 200+ countries
Create, edit, and sign tailored, localized contracts
Approve contractor invoices with one click or auto-pay
Transparent payments with complete visibility
Remote Payroll
Consolidate your multi-country payroll
$50
per employee/month
Top features
Reduce costs by centralizing payroll management
Ensure local compliance for every country
Direct support from in-house local payroll experts
Accurate, on-time, compliant payroll to level-up your employee experience
Tax and labor authority reporting handled for you
Top features
Guided onboarding and offboarding
Employee profile and document management
Time and attendance (time off and tracking)
Expense management and reimbursement
Employee self-serve on the platform and mobile app