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Salaries are usually paid monthly or weekly. The compulsory payments of the employee, such as social insurance contributions, income tax and welfare fund and health care contributions, are withheld from the salary.

The Minimum Wages Decree of 2009 (KDP 194/2009) lays down the minimum wage payable by law to persons pursuing the following professions:

sales person, office worker, nursing assistant, child care assistant, nursery assistant, school assistant, guard, carer.

Under the Decree, the minimum wage on recruitment is set at €855, which increases to €909 after uninterrupted service of 6 months with the same employer.

Although there are no legal provisions laying down the minimum wage for all other professions, the minimum payment stated above is offered as remuneration also in other professions. It should also be said that the Public Employment Service does not accept vacancies offering a lower wage than the wage for a profession which is stipulated in the Decree.

The pay slip must state the employee's particulars, the basic salary, the deductions and the net salary. The usual method of payment is by a cheque accompanied by the pay slip. Alternatively, the salary may be paid into a bank account and the employee may be given just the pay slip.

In most cases there are 12 monthly salaries plus a 13^th salary at Christmas. Some companies pay a 14^th salary at Easter. If there is a collective agreement, payment is in accordance with those standards.

The company (employer) is responsible for paying in the employee's social insurance contributions and income tax. The employee is given information about the total deductions at the end of the year, and during the year the deductions are shown on the payslip.

Useful information can be obtained from the Department of Labour Relations (+357 22 451 500/1) or by telephoning the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance (+357 22 40 16 00).