88
N/A
Approaching
Decent Work
80
100
40
100
80
100
100
80
100
100
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §78, 159-162 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §1, 7, 9 & 34 of General Collective Agreement for FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | No | 0 | §79, 80, 106 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §10 and 17 of General Collective Agreement for FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §12 of the General Collective Agreement FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §46 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §40, 42, 76 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §11 of General Collective Agreement for FBiH, 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §36, 38, 76 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §11 of the General Collective Agreement for FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §36 and 38 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §46 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | Public Holidays Act 1992; §54 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §47- 52, 81 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §22, 24, 26 and 170 of the Labour Law for FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §22, 170 of the Labour Law for FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §21 of the Labour Law for FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | No | 0 | §21, 96, 97, 98, 99 and 100 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §27 of the General Collective Agreement for FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §111 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §62 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | Yes | 1 | §53 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §63 and 64 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §65 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §8, 60 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §62, 66 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | No | 0 | §149-155 of the Law on Social Protection,2014 (Sarajevo Canton) ; §68 the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §170 of the Law on Social Protection, 2014 (Sarajevo Canton); §68 the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §60 and 171 the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §29 and 31 of the Law on Occupational Safety, 2020 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §9, 21-22, 28, 30, 43 and 46-48 of the Law on Occupational Safety, 2020; §55 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §41, 61 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §39 and 67 of the Pension and Disability Law for FBiH, 2018 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §40 to 47 of the Pension and Disability Law, 2018 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §68-77 of the Pension and Disability Law, 2018 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | §4 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §27-30 of Law on Employment and Rights during Unemployment, 2004 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | §72 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §42, 43, 44, 46, 47and 56 of Health Insurance Law, 1997 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §48, 49, 58 and 60 of the Pension and Disability Law, 2018 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §77 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §13 of the Law on Gender Equality, 2003 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §9, Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §3, 5 & 29, Law on Gender Equality, 2003; §4, 6, & 12, Prohibition of Discrimination Act BiH, 2009 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §8, 10, and 12 of Labour Law of FBiH, 2016; §177 of the Criminal Law of FBiH, 2003 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | No | 0 | §59 and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | §4 & 5 of the FBiH Law on Contributions, 1998 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §20 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §16 of the Framework Law on Primary and Secondary Education, 2003 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §42, 57, and 171 of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §II of the Constitution 1995; §185–186a & 210 of the Criminal Law 2003 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §14-15 of the of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §137-149 of the of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | Yes | 1 | USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §156-157 of the of the Labour Law of FBiH, 2016 |
