Tax, work and everyday law, answered for your country

TrendBite covers the tax, work, benefits and family questions people run into in real life. Each country has its own guides, calculators and downloadable templates, written in the local language and checked against official sources. 10 countries so far.

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Czechia
41 guides · 13 tools · 2 templates
Čeština English
Poland
18 guides · 10 tools · 10 templates
Polski English
Slovakia
13 guides · 11 tools · 7 templates
Slovenčina
Croatia
5 guides · 11 tools · 5 templates
Hrvatski English
Romania
8 guides · 10 tools · 8 templates
Română
Spain
10 guides · 11 tools · 5 templates
Español English
Serbia
3 guides · 6 tools · 7 templates
Srpski
Slovenia
4 guides · 7 tools · 5 templates
Slovenščina
Bulgaria
4 guides · 6 tools · 5 templates
Български English
Greece
5 guides · 5 tools · 5 templates
Ελληνικά English

How countries compare

The same figures side by side across the countries we cover, taken from official national and EU sources. Each row shows when its figure was last checked.

Net salary across Europe: minimum, average and take-home pay compared

At 2026 tax rates, net take-home pay on the average wage is highest in Spain (€1,852) and lowest in Serbia (€1,006) — a gap of about €846, with non-euro figures converted to euro at late-August 2026 reference rates.

Country	Minimum wage (monthly gross)	Average wage (monthly gross)	Income tax (headline rate)	Net pay at average wage	Updated
Bulgaria	620 EUR	1,407 EUR	10%	1,092 EUR	28 Aug 2026
Croatia	1,050 EUR	1,993 EUR	23%	1,366 EUR	28 Aug 2026
Czechia	928 EUR 22,400 CZK	2,028 EUR 48,967 CZK	15%	1,595 EUR 38,510 CZK	28 Aug 2026
Greece	920 EUR	1,340 EUR	9%	1,057 EUR	28 Aug 2026
Poland	1,108 EUR 4,806 PLN	2,172 EUR 9,420 PLN	12%	1,557 EUR 6,752 PLN	28 Aug 2026
Romania	822 EUR 4,325 RON	1,819 EUR 9,564 RON	10%	1,064 EUR 5,595 RON	28 Aug 2026
Serbia	743 EUR 87,207 RSD	1,393 EUR 163,470 RSD	10%	1,006 EUR 118,014 RSD	28 Aug 2026
Slovakia	915 EUR	1,524 EUR	19%	1,151 EUR	28 Aug 2026
Slovenia	1,482 EUR	2,630 EUR	16%	1,658 EUR	28 Aug 2026
Spain	1,425 EUR	2,462 EUR	19%	1,852 EUR	28 Aug 2026

Sources

Bulgaria (28 Aug 2026): nra.bg , nsi.bg , mlsp.government.bg
Croatia (28 Aug 2026): porezna-uprava.gov.hr , mrosp.gov.hr , dzs.gov.hr
Czechia (28 Aug 2026): cssz.cz , financnisprava.gov.cz , mpsv.gov.cz
Greece (28 Aug 2026): e-efka.gov.gr , e-nomothesia.gr , ypergasias.gov.gr
Poland (28 Aug 2026): zus.pl , podatki.gov.pl
Romania (28 Aug 2026): noulcodfiscal.ro , mmuncii.gov.ro , insse.ro
Serbia (28 Aug 2026): paragraf.rs , paragraf.rs , stat.gov.rs
Slovakia (28 Aug 2026): socpoist.sk , employment.gov.sk
Slovenia (28 Aug 2026): fu.gov.si , stat.si , uradni-list.si
Spain (28 Aug 2026): boe.es , sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es , sepe.es

Notice Period by Country — Cross-Border Comparison

As of August 2026, the longest one-year notice is in Czechia and Slovakia (60 days) and the shortest in Serbia (8 days) — a 52-day gap.

Country	Notice at 1 year (days)	Notice at 5 years (days)	Notice at 10 years (days)	Updated
Bulgaria	30	30	30	27 Aug 2026
Croatia	30	60	74	27 Aug 2026
Czechia	60	60	60	27 Aug 2026
Greece	30	90	120	27 Aug 2026
Poland	30	90	90	27 Aug 2026
Serbia	8	8	8	27 Aug 2026
Slovakia	60	60	60	27 Aug 2026
Slovenia	30	40	50	27 Aug 2026
Spain	15	15	15	27 Aug 2026

Sources

Bulgaria (27 Aug 2026): gpk.caselaw.bg , mlsp.government.bg
Croatia (27 Aug 2026): zakon.hr , gov.hr
Czechia (27 Aug 2026): mpsv.gov.cz , zakonyprolidi.cz
Greece (27 Aug 2026): ypergasias.gov.gr , lawspot.gr
Poland (27 Aug 2026): lexlege.pl , isap.sejm.gov.pl
Serbia (27 Aug 2026): paragraf.rs , pio.rs
Slovakia (27 Aug 2026): slov-lex.sk
Slovenia (27 Aug 2026): pisrs.si
Spain (27 Aug 2026): boe.es

Severance Pay Across Europe: Country Comparison

By months of pay, a worker made redundant after 10 years on the average wage receives the most in Greece — about 7 months (€9,534) — and the least in Bulgaria, just 1 month (€1,407), as of August 2026.

Country	Average monthly wage (gross)	Severance after 10 years	Severance in months of pay	Updated
Bulgaria	1,407 EUR	1,407 EUR	1	28 Aug 2026
Croatia	2,178 EUR	7,260 EUR	3.3	28 Aug 2026
Czechia	2,038 EUR 49,215 CZK	6,114 EUR 147,645 CZK	3	28 Aug 2026
Greece	1,362 EUR	9,534 EUR	7	28 Aug 2026
Poland	2,205 EUR 9,563 PLN	6,616 EUR 28,689 PLN	3	28 Aug 2026
Serbia	1,393 EUR 163,470 RSD	4,645 EUR 544,900 RSD	3.3	30 Aug 2026
Slovakia	1,620 EUR	4,860 EUR	3	28 Aug 2026
Slovenia	2,536 EUR	5,072 EUR	2	28 Aug 2026
Spain	2,462 EUR	16,186 EUR	6.6	28 Aug 2026

Sources

Bulgaria (28 Aug 2026): mlsp.government.bg , nsi.bg
Croatia (28 Aug 2026): zakon.hr , dzs.gov.hr
Czechia (28 Aug 2026): zakonyprolidi.cz , csu.gov.cz
Greece (28 Aug 2026): hli.gov.gr , kepea.gr
Poland (28 Aug 2026): isap.sejm.gov.pl , stat.gov.pl
Serbia (30 Aug 2026): paragraf.rs , stat.gov.rs
Slovakia (28 Aug 2026): static.slov-lex.sk , slovak.statistics.sk
Slovenia (28 Aug 2026): pisrs.si , stat.si
Spain (28 Aug 2026): boe.es , ine.es

Sick pay across Europe — replacement rates by country

As of September 2026, ordinary sickness pays the highest share of the reference wage in Bulgaria, Poland and Slovenia (80%) and the lowest in Greece (50%) — a gap of 30 percentage points.

Country	Ordinary sickness (2–4 weeks)	Long-term sickness (2–3+ months)	Unpaid waiting days	Updated
Bulgaria	80%	80%	0	2 Sep 2026
Croatia	70%	80%	0	2 Sep 2026
Czechia	60%	72%	0	2 Sep 2026
Greece	50%	50%	3	2 Sep 2026
Poland	80%	80%	0	2 Sep 2026
Romania	75%	75%	1	2 Sep 2026
Serbia	65%	65%	0	2 Sep 2026
Slovakia	55%	55%	0	2 Sep 2026
Slovenia	80%	90%	0	2 Sep 2026
Spain	60%	75%	3	2 Sep 2026

Sources

Bulgaria (2 Sep 2026): nssi.bg
Croatia (2 Sep 2026): hzzo.hr
Czechia (2 Sep 2026): cssz.cz , zakonyprolidi.cz
Greece (2 Sep 2026): taxheaven.gr , e-efka.gov.gr
Poland (2 Sep 2026): zus.pl
Romania (2 Sep 2026): legislatie.just.ro
Serbia (2 Sep 2026): paragraf.rs
Slovakia (2 Sep 2026): socpoist.sk
Slovenia (2 Sep 2026): zavarovanec.zzzs.si
Spain (2 Sep 2026): seg-social.es

Labour Market Tightness Across the EU

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Cyprus had the highest job vacancy rate in the EU at 3.4%, and Romania the lowest at 0.6% — a gap of 2.8 percentage points.

Country	Job vacancy rate	Job vacancies	Occupied posts	Updated
Bulgaria	0.9%	17,432	1,958,520	31 Dec 2025
Croatia	1.4%	15,294	1,108,310	31 Dec 2025
Czechia	1.9%	68,757	3,532,921	31 Dec 2025
Greece	1.2%	25,821	2,113,706	31 Dec 2025
Romania	0.6%	28,733	4,644,892	31 Dec 2025
Slovakia	1.2%	16,677	1,365,943	31 Dec 2025
Slovenia	1.8%	11,642	650,832	31 Dec 2025
Spain	0.9%	131,282	13,869,687	31 Dec 2025

Sources

Bulgaria (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Croatia (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Czechia (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Greece (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Romania (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Slovakia (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Slovenia (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Spain (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu

Net Salary Across European Countries

Net earnings are highest in Switzerland (€82,060 a year, 2023) and lowest in Turkey (€8,768, 2023), a gap of €73,292.

Country	Net annual earnings (EUR)	Net monthly earnings (EUR)	Updated
Bulgaria	13,017 EUR	1,085 EUR	31 Dec 2025
Croatia	17,256 EUR	1,438 EUR	31 Dec 2025
Czechia	19,569 EUR	1,631 EUR	31 Dec 2025
Greece	15,050 EUR	1,254 EUR	31 Dec 2025
Poland	16,163 EUR	1,347 EUR	31 Dec 2025
Romania	13,233 EUR	1,103 EUR	31 Dec 2025
Slovakia	15,686 EUR	1,307 EUR	31 Dec 2025
Slovenia	22,503 EUR	1,875 EUR	31 Dec 2025
Spain	25,263 EUR	2,105 EUR	31 Dec 2025

Sources

Bulgaria (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Croatia (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Czechia (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Greece (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Poland (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Romania (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Slovakia (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Slovenia (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu
Spain (31 Dec 2025): ec.europa.eu