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Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 27 April 2023 amending the Regulation on the reimbursement of expenses for official trips. -

Adoption: 2023-04-27 | Date of entry into force: 2023-04-29 | BIH-2023-R-115514

Modifies Article 4 related to types of compensation for business trips.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 23 February 2023 amending the Regulation on benefits that do not have the character of salary. -

Adoption: 2023-02-23 | Date of entry into force: 2023-03-11 | BIH-2023-R-115528

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 27 December 2022 amending the Act on salaries of employees in public services of the Republic of Srpska. -

Adoption: 2022-12-27 | Date of entry into force: 2023-01-01 | BIH-2022-L-114918

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 8 December 2022 amending the Regulation on benefits that do not have the character of salary. -

Adoption: 2022-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2022-12-22 | BIH-2022-R-115527

It applies from 1st January 2023.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 6 July 2022 on salaries of employees in public services of the Republic of Srpska (Zakon o platama zaposlenih u javnim službama Republike Srpske.) -

Adoption: 2022-07-06 | Date of entry into force: 2022-08-01 | BIH-2022-L-113576

Repeals the Act on salaries of employees of the civil services of the Republic of Srpska ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska", no. 66/18, 105/19 and 119/21).

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Law amending the Law on Employees in Civil Service Bodies in the Federation of BiH. -

Adoption: 2021 | BIH-2021-L-115535

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 23 July 2020 on the content and manner of keeping the register of employees in civil service bodies in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. -

Adoption: 2020-07-23 | BIH-2020-R-112338

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Code of ethics for civil servants in FBIH. -

Adoption: 2020-07-17 | Date of entry into force: 2020-09-17 | BIH-2020-M-115538

On the date of entry into force of this Code of ethics, the Code of Ethics for civil servants in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Official Gazette of the Federation of BiH",number 27/14) ceases to be valid.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook on evaluating the work of civil servants in civil service bodies of FBIH. -

Adoption: 2020-03-11 | Date of entry into force: 2020-05-23 | BIH-2020-R-115537

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Law on Judicial Police in the Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina. -

Adoption: 2020 | Date of entry into force: 2020-10-31 | BIH-2020-L-112342

Repeals the Law on Judicial Police ("Official Gazette of the Federation of BiH", No. 19/96 and 37/04).

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 19 February 2019 on the procedure for hiring in the public sector in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. -

Adoption: 2019-02-19 | BIH-2019-R-112337

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Mining Act of 21 June 2018. (Zakon o rudarstvu) -

Adoption: 2018-06-21 | Date of entry into force: 2018-07-23 | BIH-2018-L-109240

Regulates conditions for exploitation of mineral raw materials, construction, use and maintenance of mining facilities, mining projects, mining geodetic measurements and plans, protection measures and other issues relating to exploitation, personnel conditions for performing certain jobs in mining, and conditions for issuing and revocation of licenses in mining.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 2017 amendig the Act on salaries and benefits in the authorities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. -

Adoption: 2017 | Date of entry into force: 2017-03-18 | BIH-2017-L-115516

Modifies Article 5 which determined the base for salary calculation and 6 related to the determination of the basic salary.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 24 June 2016 amending the Regulation on the reimbursement of expenses for official trips. -

Adoption: 2016-06-24 | Date of entry into force: 2016-07-07 | BIH-2016-R-115513

Deletes Article 18.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 23 June 2016 to amend and supplement the Act on civil servants (Official Gazette No. 57/16). (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o državnim službenicima) -

Adoption: 2016-06-23 | Date of entry into force: 2016-06-30 | BIH-2016-L-104625

Amends article 16 on annual leave, articles 18 and 19 on special leave, article 48 on work transfer, and other minor amendments.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 3 June 2016 on the reimbursement of expenses for official trips.

Adoption: 2016-06-03 | Date of entry into force: 2016-06-16 | BIH-2016-R-115512

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act on wages for administrative personnel in the Republike of Srpska (Official Gazette of the R.S. No. 31/2014). (Zakon o platama zaposlenih u organima uprave Republike Srpske ) -

Adoption: 2014-04-10 | BIH-2014-L-100086

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act on wages of personnel in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republike of Srpska (Official Gazette of the R.S. No. 31/2014) (Zakon o platama zaposlenih u Ministarstvu unutrasnjih poslova Republike Srpske) -

Adoption: 2014-04-10 | BIH-2014-L-100087

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 27 February 2014 on Police Personnel. (Zakon o policijskim sluzbenicima) -

Adoption: 2014-02-27 | Date of entry into force: 2014-03-06 | BIH-2014-L-99397

Determines principles of application of police powers, rights and duties of personnel, education and vocational training, employment, advancement in ranks, working conditions, responsibilities. This Law replaces and repeals the Law on Police Officers ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska", Nos. 43/10 and 78/11).

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Law on civil service in public administration bodies of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. -

Adoption: 2014 | BIH-2014-L-115575

Prescribes the labor-legal status of civil servants, public servants and state employees (hereinafter: civil servants and state employees), employment, professional training and education, employee evaluation, liability for violations of work duties and damages, occupational health and safety, as well as other issues of importance for the realization of rights and obligations based on the work of officials and employees.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 4 June 2012 amending the Regulation on benefits that do not have the character of salary. -

Adoption: 2012-06-04 | Date of entry into force: 2012-06-14 | BIH-2012-R-115526

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 4 April 2012 to amend and supplement the Act on civil servants. (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o drzavnim sluzbenicima) -

Adoption: 2012-04-04 | BIH-2012-L-92944

Amends articles 32, 40, 42 and 86 on selection process for candidates, and article 86 on retirement.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 2012 amendig the Act on salaries and benefits in the authorities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. -

Adoption: 2012 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-03 | BIH-2012-L-115517

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 23 December 2011 on war veterans, war disabled and members of families of soldiers killed in the war to defend the homeland. (Zakon o pravima boraca, vojnih invalida i porodica poginulih boraca odbrambeno-otadzbinskog rata Republike Srpske ) -

Adoption: 2011-12-23 | BIH-2011-L-89405

Determines conditions, means and procedure for determining the status and rights of veterans, war disabled and family members of killed soldiers, procedure for obtaining financial support, and other questions relevant for obtaining rights.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 3 November 2011 to amend and supplement the Act on civil servants. (Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o drzavnim sluzbenicima ) -

Adoption: 2011-11-03 | BIH-2011-L-89411

Amends, inter alia, article 21 on duties of public servants, article 22 on conflict of interest, article 26 on mandates, article 38 on employment selection, articles 40 and 44 on public contests, and articles 62 and 63 on vocational training.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 4 October 2011 amending the Regulation on benefits that do not have the character of salary. -

Adoption: 2011-10-04 | Date of entry into force: 2011-10-13 | BIH-2011-R-115525

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 21 April 2011 amending the Regulation on benefits that do not have the character of salary. -

Adoption: 2011-04-21 | Date of entry into force: 2011-04-28 | BIH-2011-R-115524

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 7 September 2010 on benefits that do not have the character of salary. -

Adoption: 2010-09-07 | Date of entry into force: 2010-09-30 | BIH-2010-R-115523

Regulates the conditions, criteria and method of obtaining compensation and other material rights that belong to managers and other civil servants and employees in federal administrative bodies and federal administrative organizations and other federal administrative bodies , who do not have character of salary. On the date of entry into force of this regulation, the Regulation on benefits and other material rights that donot have the character of salary ceases to be valid ("Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia andHerzegovina", no. 34/04, 56/04, 68/05 and 33/06).

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 26 July 2010 on financial support to agriculture and rural development. (Zakon o novcanim podrskama u poljoprivredi i ruralnom razvoju) -

Adoption: 2010-07-26 | Date of entry into force: 2010-08-02 | BIH-2010-L-86341

Regulates measures for financial support, models, sources of support, selection of priorities, beneficiaries, means of realization of support, supervision and implementation, and penal provisions.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 16 June 2010 on Mining. (Zakon o rudarstvu) -

Adoption: 2010-06-16 | Date of entry into force: 2010-06-23 | BIH-2010-L-86343

Regulations mining activities in the region. Includes provisions on workers employed in mining and occupational health and safety.

Article 22 stipulates that the company undertaking mining activities has the responsibility to ensure occupational safety and health for its employees, and has to appoint supervisors who ensure that technical measures of safety are being met, keep a register on professional illnesses and injuries, and give expert opinion on new mining projects. Articles 23-35 specify different employment within the mining industry and necessary technical qualifications for their performance. Article 50 further deals with responsibility within the mining company for occupational safety and health. Article 53 specifies regulations on workers' on the job training, and re-training when changing jobs within the industry.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 26 January 2010 on the hotel and restaurant sector. (Zakon o ugostiteljstvu) -

Adoption: 2010-01-26 | BIH-2010-L-86314

Inter alia, defines conditions for employment, regulates creation and termination of business objects, categorizes services, sets out duties of those employed in the sector, and contains penal provisions for violations of the Act.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act on salaries and benefits in the authorities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. -

Adoption: 2010 | Date of entry into force: 2010-07-30 | BIH-2010-L-115515

Regulates the salaries and allowances of elected officials, holders of executive functions and advisers in the legislative and executive authorities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, civil servants and employees in the civil service bodies of the Federation, attorneys general, judicial police officers and prison policemen-guards in the penitentiary institutions of the Federation.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 6 May 2009 on employment in the restaurant, catering and hotel sector (Text No. 382). (ZAKON o ugostiteljskoj djelatnosti) -

Adoption: 2009-05-06 | Date of entry into force: 2009-05-18 | BIH-2009-L-84177

Defines conditions for employment, regulates start up and termination of business objects, categorizes services, and contains penal provisions.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 14 April 2009 on employment in tourism sector (Text No. 381). (Zakon o turistickoj djelatnosti) -

Adoption: 2009-04-14 | Date of entry into force: 2009-05-18 | BIH-2009-L-84176

Specifies types and means of work in the tourism sector. Defines rights and obligations of subjects involved in the sector, different types of activities and services, and penal provisions.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Decision of 29 December 2008 on obtaining rights of amend for overtime work, night work and work during holidays in the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Text No. 31). (Odluku o nacinu i postupku ostvarivanja prava na naknadu za prekovremeni rad, rad u neradne dane, nocni rad i rad u dane drzavnih praznika u institucijama Bosne i Hercegovine)

Adoption: 2008-12-29 | Date of entry into force: 2009-01-01 | BIH-2008-M-84174

Specifies the percentage of salary increase for specific conditions of work (overtime, night time, and during holidays).

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 25 November 2008 on civil servants (Official Gazette No. 118/08). -

Adoption: 2008-11-25 | BIH-2008-L-81716

I - Basic Provisions
II - Rights and duties of civil servants
III - Job positions of civil servants
IV - Employment of civil servants
V - Evaluation and promotion of civil servants
VI - Education and examination for employment in administration
VII - Interns and volunteers in administrative organs
VIII - Responsibilities of civil servants
IX - Termination of employment contract
X - Rights of civil servants in case of organizational changes
XI - Decision-making on rights and duties of civil servants
XII - Planning of employment of civil servants
XIII - Committee of state administration for complaints
XIV - Employees
XV - Supervision of implementation of regulations
XVI - Penal Provisions
XVII - Final Provisions

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 11 June 2008 on aircraft, and approval of responsible organizations and personnel (Text No. 364).

Adoption: 2008-06-11 | Date of entry into force: 2008-07-01 | BIH-2008-R-81626

Provides technical requirements and administrative procedures, including education and qualification standards for employees on aircraft according to standards consistent with EU norms.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 15 May 2008 on agriculture, food and rural development of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Text No. 357).

Adoption: 2008-05-15 | Date of entry into force: 2008-06-30 | BIH-2008-L-81622

Contains provisions regarding aims and measures of the agriculture, food and rural development policy. Defines the role of different levels of government, including the federal Ministry, individual entities' organs, and local government. Also defines the internal organization of the Ministry and its functions, names other relevant institutional structures, and defines the system of reporting and follow-up.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 31 January 2008 to amend and supplement the Act on police personnel (Text No. 105).

Adoption: 2008-01-31 | Date of entry into force: 2008-03-03 | BIH-2008-L-81623

Adds provisions to Article 33 regarding the use of personal data for police purposes.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 15 November 2007 on official secrecy of police employees (Text No. 551).

Adoption: 2007-11-15 | Date of entry into force: 2007-11-15 | BIH-2007-R-78537

Establishes a unified system of determining, access, use, and protection against unauthorized use of data classified as secret.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 19 September 2005 on the form and content of labour contract (Text No. 660).

Adoption: 2005-09-19 | Date of entry into force: 2005-10-20 | BIH-2005-R-72289

Concerns labour contracts of police employees.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 19 April 2005 on police employees in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Text No. 290).

Adoption: 2005-04-19 | Date of entry into force: 2005-05-05 | BIH-2005-L-71291

Regulates the powers of police employees and their occupational status.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 22 February 2005 to amend and supplement the Act on Handicrafts (Text No. 133).

Adoption: 2005-02-22 | Date of entry into force: 2005-03-03 | BIH-2005-L-71338

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Act of 26 January 2005 on public enterprises in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Text No. 69).

Adoption: 2005-01-26 | Date of entry into force: 2005-02-10 | BIH-2005-L-71286

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Law on Employees in Civil Service Bodies in the Federation of BiH. -

Adoption: 2005 | Date of entry into force: 2005-08-16 | BIH-2005-L-115534

Regulates the labour and legal status of employees in the state administration bodies of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, cantons, cities and municipalities, the jobs performed by employees, salaries, benefits and other rights, duties and responsibilities from the employment relationship and other issues related to the employment-legal status of employees in civil service bodies in the Federation.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Instruction of 21 December 2004 on form and content of labour contract (Text No. 122).

Adoption: 2004-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 2004-12-21 | BIH-2004-M-71782

Concerns labour contracts concluded between police bodies and police employees.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Decision of 8 December 2004 on means and level of supplements for work in special conditions (Text No. 113).

Adoption: 2004-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2004-12-08 | BIH-2004-M-71779

"Work in special conditions" means overtime, shift work, work on Saturday and Sunday, during public holidays and other free days, night work and work in certain places.
Concerns police employees.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 8 December 2004 on disciplinary responsibility of police employees (Text No. 120).

Adoption: 2004-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2004-12-08 | BIH-2004-R-71780

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 8 December 2004 on work evaluation of police employees (Text No. 121).

Adoption: 2004-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2004-12-08 | BIH-2004-R-71781

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations of 7 December 2004 on conditions to be met for medical personnel to work more than full time hours (consolidation) (Text No. 3).

Adoption: 2004-12-07 | BIH-2004-R-71310

Provides for conditions to be met by medical workers in order to perform tasks in their speciality beyond full time working hours, limited to a maximum one third of normal full time hours.