What Does Your Workforce Really Cost? | Labour Taxation across CEE: Comparison, Trends and Latest Tax Updates

A salary figure tells only part of the story. Across CEE and Adria, the same annual gross remuneration can translate into significantly different net pay for the employee – and a very different total cost for the employer.

The gap between what the employer pays and what the employee receives – the tax wedge – differs considerably from one country to the next, and the differences increase as salaries rise. For compensation planning, mobility decisions and 2027 workforce budgets, the country of employment is therefore as relevant as the salary level itself.

In two focused regional sessions, our experts will put the numbers side by side and explain what drives them: income tax rates, mandatory social security, contribution caps and country-specific exemptions. We will also cover the latest developments for 2026 and what employers should prepare for, from remuneration design and employee benefits to termination payments. The sessions cover different countries, so please register for the session(s) relevant to you.

Who should attend:

HR, reward and mobility professionals, payroll and tax specialists, and finance leaders responsible for employment costs.

What you will learn:

• Regional cost comparison – employer cost, gross salary and employee net pay at selected remuneration levels, and the main reasons for the differences between countries
• Trends and latest tax updates – key 2026 income tax and social security
  developments and what they mean for employment costs and payroll administration
• Specific remuneration items – bonuses, benefits in kind, company cars, allowances, termination and non-compete payments, and when contractor arrangements may be reclassified as employment

SPEAKERS

• Markéta Čepelíková – Tax Advisor and Manager at LeitnerLeitner Czech Republic
• Nora Rácz – Tax Advisor and Partner at LeitnerLeitner Hungary,
• Rafał Frączyk – Senior Manager at CRIDO Poland
• Christian Hick – Steuerberater und Partner at Flick Gocke Schaumburg Germany
• Roman Ponc – Tax Advisor and Partner at LeitnerLeitner Slovakia
• Theresa König – Tax Advisor and Manager at LeitnerLeitner Austria

ORGANISATORIAL

The webinar is delivered using Cisco Webex Webinars and can be easily launched from your browser or via an app on mobile devices. Participation in this event is free of charge.

REGISTRATION

Register here.