Unija poslodavaca Srbije

What Unija poslodavaca Srbije does

Unija poslodavaca Srbije (Union of Employers of Serbia, abbreviated UPS) is a non-profit, membership-based employers' association founded in 1990 and headquartered in Zemun, Belgrade. It functions as the recognized collective voice of employers in Serbia, representing members across all sectors and sizes of the economy through advocacy, collective bargaining support, and participation in tripartite social dialogue bodies, including the national Socio-Economic Council. The organization is governed by an Assembly, Presidency, Executive Board, and Founders' Council, with Miloš Nenezić serving as President and Srđan Drobnjaković as Director.

The organization does not deliver technology products. Its core offerings are advocacy and lobbying services, the Akademija za privredno-radne odnose (Academy for Economic-Labor Relations) training program, research outputs, and member communications. UPS also acts as a delivery partner for internationally funded projects, including the EU-funded iMET project on AI in the MET industry (2024–2026), the SEC-CEE research project on sectoral social dialogue coordinated from Hungary (2023–2025), the Western Balkans Fund-financed Education for Sustainable Development project (2024), and a CIPE-funded advocacy capacity-building initiative (2026). It maintains strategic international affiliations with BusinessEurope, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and AICESIS.

Revenue is generated primarily through tiered annual membership dues from employer members, supplemented by project grants from the EU, Western Balkans Fund, and CIPE. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated based on employer size and sector representation. The organization operates with a lean staff of 13 employees and distributes value through direct engagement, representation in tripartite bodies, events, and policy advocacy rather than through commercial product channels.

Name

Unija poslodavaca Srbije

Legal name

Unija Poslodavaca Srbije

Website

https://poslodavci.rs

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Unija poslodavaca Srbije is a non-profit employers' association that represents Serbian employers of all sizes and sectors through advocacy, collective bargaining, and participation in the tripartite Socio-Economic Council.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employer Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAFAH

Labor, Worker Rights & Employment Policy Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPAHAGAK

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

SECONDARYBPADANAM

Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

Keywords

• Employer association services
• Social dialogue facilitation
• Labor policy advocacy
• Collective bargaining representation
• Employer membership services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zemun

HQ country

Serbia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Revenue generated through annual membership fees from employer members across Serbia, with tiered contributions based on company size and sector representation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Unija poslodavaca Srbije is the recognized national employers' association in Serbia that represents the collective voice of employers in social dialogue with the government and trade unions. It provides advocacy and lobbying services, participation in the tripartite Socio-Economic Council, collective bargaining representation, labor law guidance, and runs training programs through the Academy for Economic-Labor Relations. The organization also conducts international projects and research on labor market, social dialogue, and employer-related policy matters.

Product overview

Unija poslodavaca Srbije is an employers' union/association that operates as a collective voice for employers in Serbia. Rather than offering a unified software product, the organization provides advocacy and lobbying services, organizes training programs through the Academy for Economic-Labor Relations (Akademija za privredno-radne odnose), conducts research, and facilitates social dialogue. The organization runs several international projects including 'Obrazovanje za održivi razvoj' (education reform), 'iMET' (AI and social dialogue in MET industry), and 'SEC-CEE' (sectoral social dialogue research), as well as a CIPE-funded capacity-building initiative. Services include representation in the Social-Economic Council, legislative advocacy, member communication via CRM systems, and educational events for employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advocacy and Lobbying Activities (Zagovaračke aktivnosti)

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and regional.

• BusinessEuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary international affiliation providing representation in European business policy discussions. BusinessEurope is the leading advocate for growth and competitiveness at the European level, representing employers' confederations from 35 national business federations.
• IOE (International Organization of Employers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational affiliation representing employers' interests globally through the ILO framework. IOE promotes the interests of employers worldwide and provides access to international labor policy discussions.
• ILO (International Labour Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations agency responsible for labor standards and social justice. Partnership enables participation in international labor standards setting and access to technical assistance programs.
• AICESIS (International Association of Economic and Social Councils)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational association of economic and social councils providing platform for social dialogue exchange and best practices among member countries.
• University NOVA LisbonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner collaborating on research projects, training programs, and knowledge exchange related to labor market and employer representation topics.
• ELTE (Eötvös Loránd University)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHungarian academic institution partnered for research collaboration and expertise exchange on economic and social policy matters affecting employers.
• Employer Organizations from Montenegro and North MacedoniaregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional employer confederations from Western Balkans countries with established cooperation on joint initiatives, policy harmonization, and regional employer networking.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BusinessEurope: BusinessEurope is the pan-European employers' confederation that counts UPS among its 35 national federation members. While not a direct competitor, it is the supranational umbrella UPS plugs into for EU policy advocacy, making it a strategically defining peer for comparison of remit and influence.
• International Organisation of Employers (IOE): IOE is the global employers' organization representing UPS within the ILO framework. It operates at a higher level than UPS but performs the same representational and standard-setting role for employers internationally, making it a useful benchmark for governance and reach.
• Confederation of British Industry (CBI): CBI is the UK's leading business and employers' organization, offering advocacy, member services, and policy representation parallel to UPS's role. While UK-focused, it is a comparable peer for membership-based employer representation in a non-statutory model.
• BDA / Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände: The BDA is the confederation of German employer associations, performing collective bargaining, labor-law advocacy, and social-policy representation comparable in function to UPS. It is a benchmark peer for mature employer-association scale, governance, and policy impact.
• MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France): MEDEF is France's leading employers' federation, with a comparable national representation and tripartite bargaining mandate. Although vastly larger, it provides a reference peer for what a mature, well-funded national employers' confederation can look like in a more developed EU market.

Direct peers

• Privredna komora Srbije (Serbian Chamber of Commerce): The Serbian Chamber of Commerce is the parallel domestic body representing Serbian businesses and employers, with overlapping policy advocacy, member services, and tripartite participation. It is UPS's closest domestic competitor and the most directly comparable peer, with the President of UPS having previously chaired its Assembly.
• Hrvatska udruga poslodavaca (Croatian Employers' Association): Croatian Employers' Association is the recognized national employers' organization in Croatia, performing the same tripartite social-dialogue, policy advocacy, and member representation role as UPS. It is a structurally near-identical peer operating in an adjacent Western Balkans/EU member-state context.
• MGYOSZ / BusinessHungary: BusinessHungary is the Hungarian Confederation of Employers and Industries and is UPS's direct project partner on the SEC-CEE initiative. It performs the same national employers' representation, collective bargaining support, and EU-aligned advocacy functions, making it a closely comparable peer.

Regional players

• Union of Employers of Montenegro (Udruženje poslodavaca Crne Gore): Montenegro's national employers' association is a regional peer and active UPS partner on Western Balkans Fund projects. It mirrors UPS's mandate in a smaller neighboring market and provides a direct comparison point for membership scale, funding mix, and tripartite engagement.
• Organisation of Employers of North Macedonia (OPM): OPM is the recognized employers' organization in North Macedonia, also partnering with UPS on regional projects. It is a structurally equivalent regional peer operating under the same Western Balkans social-dialogue framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/poslodavci_rs
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• Facebookfacebook.com/unijaposlodavacasrbije
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unija-poslodavaca-srbije

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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