| Working hours and industry restrictions | | |
| Can women work the same night hours as men? | Yes | No restrictions could be located.
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| Can women work in the same industries as men? | No | Labor Law, Art. 52
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| Can pregnant women and nursing mothers work the same number of hours as men and other women? | Yes | No restrictions could be located.
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| Parental benefits: leave | | |
| Does the law mandate paid or unpaid maternity leave? | Yes | Labor Law 1999, Art. 55
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| Does the law mandate paid or unpaid paternity leave? | Yes | Labor Law, Art. 46
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| Does the law mandate paid or unpaid parental leave? | No | Labor Law, Art. 61
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| Parental benefits: length | | |
| What is the mandatory minimum length of paid maternity leave (in calendar days)? | 365 | Labor Law 1999, Art. 55
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| What is the mandatory minimum length of unpaid maternity leave (in calendar days)? | 0 | |
| What is the mandatory minimum length of paid paternity (in calendar days)? | 7 | Labor Law, Art. 46
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| What is the mandatory minimum length of unpaid paternity leave (in calendar days)? | 0 | |
| What is the mandatory minimum length of paid parental leave (in calendar days)? | 0 | |
| Where parental leave exists, is there a minimum number of days which must be taken by the mother (in calendar days)? | N/A | |
| Where parental leave exists, is there a minimum number of days which must be taken by the father (in calendar days)? | N/A | |
| Parental benefits: wages | | |
A women with the place of residence in Sarajevo is entitled to receive monetary benefit in the amount of 60% of the avarage net wage in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, this amount shall not be lower than the lowest wage determened in accordance to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Governnment regulations and the General Framework Agreement for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. If the women was not employed in the period of six months before birth-giving, she is entitled to receive the monetary benefit in the amount of 50% of the lowest wage in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The women is entitled to receive this benefit for the period of pregnancy and the maternal leave for the continuous period of one year. What percentage of wages is paid during maternity leave? | 60 % | |
| What percentage of wages is paid during paternity leave? | .. | |
| What percentage of wages is paid during parental leave? | 0% | |
| Parental benefits: who pays? | | |
| Who pays maternity leave benefits? | Government | The Law on Social Protection, Protection of the Civil Victims of War and Families with Children in Canton Sarajevo, Art. 163
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| Who pays paternity leave benefits? | .. | |
| Who pays parental leave benefits? | N/A | |
| Parental benefits: protection of mothers | | |
| Are there laws penalizing or preventing the dismissal of pregnant women? | Yes | Labor Law, Art. 53 and 140.24
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| Are employers required to provide break time for nursing mothers? | Yes | Labor Law, Art. 59
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| Parental benefits: return from leave | | |
| Are there laws obligating the employer to give the employee the same job when she returns from maternity leave? | Yes | Labor Law, Art. 53
Law on Gender Equality, Art. 8 |
| Are there laws obligating the employer to give the employee the same job when he returns from paternity leave? | Yes | Labor Law, Art. 46
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| Are there laws obligating the employer to give the employee the same job when she/he returns from parental leave? | N/A | |
| Retirement and pensions | | |
| What is the statutory retirement age for men in the private sector? | 65 | Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, Art. 30
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| What is the statutory retirement age for women in the private sector? | 65 | Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, Art. 30
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| What is the minimum pensionable age for men in the private sector? | 60 | Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, Art. 137
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| What is the minimum pensionable age for women in the private sector? | 55 | Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, Art. 137
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The law does not provide the mandatory retirement. However, please note that the employment agreement, inter alia, shall be considered as terminated once the employee completes 65 years of age and 20 years of employment, or completes 40 years of employment, unless the employer and the employee agree otherwise. In the private sector, is it mandatory to retire at the statutory retirement age? | Yes | Law on Pension and Disability Insurance, Art. 137
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| Legal rights in the workplace | | |
| Are there laws or constitutional provisions mandating equal pay for equal work? | Yes | Labor Law, Art. 5
Law on Gender Equality, Art. 8 |
| Are there laws mandating nondiscrimination in hiring practices on the basis of gender? | Yes | Law on Gender Equality, Art. 7 and 8
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| Are there laws protecting employees from sexual harassment in the workplace? | Yes | Law on Gender Equality, Art. 4 and 8
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| Is it illegal to ask questions about a prospective employee’s family status during a job interview? | No | No restriction could be located.
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Upon expiry of maternity leave, a woman with a child up to at least one year of age is entitled to work half working hours, and for each following child, she is entitled to work half working hours up to two years of age of the child. This right may also be used by the employed father of the child if the woman works full hours in that period.
Do employees with minor children have any additional legal rights to a flexible or a part-time work schedule? | Yes | Labor Law, Arts. 57 and 58
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