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.

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.

We can help you get a new employee started in Georgia fast. The minimum onboarding time we need is only 20 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.