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Georgia
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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.

Services available in this country:
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  • Capital City

    Tbilisi

  • Currency

    Georgian Lari (₾, GEL)

  • Languages

    Georgian

  • Population size

    3,716,858

Services available in this country:
Employer of Record ProductContractor Management
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Facts & Stats

Georgia
  • 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

Want to hire employees in Georgia? Companies hiring in Georgia are typically required to either own a local legal entity or work with a global employment platform like Remote that can legally provide employment services in the country.

Remote can employ team members in Georgia and keep you compliant. Remote can hire, onboard, and pay your Georgia team so you don't have to set up local HR services in the region. Remote also makes it easy to pay contractors in Georgia. now to get started or talk to an expert for more details.

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.

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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.

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.

17 Public holidays

Jan
Monday, January 1, 20241New Year's Day (Ახალი წლის დღე)
Tuesday, January 2, 20242Second Day of the New Year (ახალი წლის მეორე დღე)
Sunday, January 7, 20243Orthodox Christmas Day (მართლმადიდებლური შობის დღე)
Friday, January 19, 20244Orthodox Epiphany (მართლმადიდებელი ნათლისღება)
Mar
Sunday, March 3, 20245Mother's Day (Დედის დღე)
Friday, March 8, 20246International Women's Day (ქალთა საერთაშორისო დღე)
Apr
Tuesday, April 9, 20247National Unity Day (ეროვნული ერთობის დღე)
May
Friday, May 3, 20248Orthodox Good Friday (მართლმადიდებლური კარგი პარასკევი)
Saturday, May 4, 20249Orthodox Holy Saturday (მართლმადიდებლური წმინდა შაბათი)
Sunday, May 5, 202410Orthodox Easter (მართლმადიდებლური აღდგომა)
Monday, May 6, 202411Orthodox Easter Monday (მართლმადიდებლური აღდგომა ორშაბათს)
Thursday, May 9, 202412Day of Victory over Fascism (ფაშიზმის გამარჯვების დღე)
Sunday, May 12, 202413Saint Andrew's Day (წმინდა ანდრიას დღე)
Sunday, May 26, 202414Independence Day (Დამოუკიდებლობის დღე)
Aug
Wednesday, August 28, 202415Saint Mary's Day (წმინდა მარიამის დღე)
Oct
Monday, October 14, 202416Svetitskhoveli Cathedral Day (სვეტიცხოვლის ტაძრის დღე)
Nov
Saturday, November 23, 202417Saint George's Day (წმინდა გიორგის დღე)

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Competitive benefits package in Georgia

At Remote, we’re passionate about helping you craft the best possible employee experience for your team. We are leading the way in developing globally competitive benefits programs. This means making sure employees everywhere have access to both the required and supplemental benefits they need to thrive, and that your company has the localized expertise needed to attract and keep the best global talent.

Our benefits packages in Georgia are tailored to fulfill the local needs of 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

Fair Pricing in Georgia

Employer of Record

Hire and pay your global team

Starting at $599/month

paid annually, or USD $699/month paid monthly

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

Contractor Management

Compliantly onboard and pay contractors

$29

per contractor/month

Top features

  • Only pay for contractors you actively work with

  • Work with contractors in 200+ countries and territories

  • Create, edit, and sign tailored, localized contracts

  • Approve contractor invoices with one click or auto-pay

  • Transparent payments with complete visibility

Payroll

Consolidate your multi-country payroll

$29

per employee/month

Top features

  • Support: Personalized assistance with a dedicated team and specialists

  • Accuracy: Test runs and parallel pay runs before implementation

  • Compliance: Adhere to local labor laws in every country

  • Timeliness: Accurate and on-time payroll with labor authority reporting handled

  • Experience: Seamless payroll with easy access to payslips and expenses

HR Management

Manage all of your employees in one place

Free

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