World Bank2012-06-192012-06-192005-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8461This report identifies recent developments in the labor market in Bosnia and Herzegovina and by focusing on industrial relations, aims to provide new policy insights. The report shows that there have also been some improvements in labor market outcomes over the last few years. Nonetheless, changes in the legal and regulatory framework could contribute further to the performance of the labor market. High wages compared to productivity in the formal sector, the large and growing share of workers in the informal sector who are not covered by social insurance, and persistent unemployment are the three key labor market challenges facing Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) today. Prospects for growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina are too fragile and not sustainable unless systemic reforms are introduced and effectively implemented. The report is organized as follows. The overview presents a summary of the findings and recommendations of the report, while Chapter 1 assesses the structure of and trends in the labor market. Chapter 2 examines the effects of the different wage determination processes on earnings, and Chapter 3 reviews the regulatory and industrial relations framework. A review of the international experience with collective bargaining is included in Annex V of this report and can serve as the basis for future discussions among local stakeholders about reform directions for collective bargaining.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGE GROUPAVERAGE WAGEAVERAGE WAGESBARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENTCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTSCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGCOMMERCECOMMON MARKETDISABILITYDISASTERSDISCUSSIONSDISMISSALEARNINGECONOMIC GROWTHEMPLOYEEEMPLOYERSEMPLOYERS ORGANIZATIONSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT CONDITIONSEMPLOYMENT CREATIONEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT HISTORYEMPLOYMENT INCREASEEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATIONEMPLOYMENT RATEEMPLOYMENT RATESEMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPEMPLOYMENT SECURITYEXPENDITUREFIRINGFORMAL LABOR MARKETHIGH EMPLOYMENTHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHIGH WAGESHIRINGINDEXATIONINDUSTRIAL RELATIONSINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEMSINDUSTRIAL WAGESINDUSTRY WAGESINFLATIONINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL SECTORINFORMAL SECTOR WORKERSJOBSLABOR ADJUSTMENTLABOR COSTLABOR COSTSLABOR DEMANDLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR LAWSLABOR LEGISLATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICSLABOR MARKET OUTCOMESLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCELABOR MARKET REFORMSLABOR MARKETSLABOR REGULATIONSLABOR STANDARDSLABOR SUPPLYLAID-OFF WORKERLAYOFFLAYOFFSLIFELONG LEARNINGMALE EMPLOYEESMARKET ANALYSISMATERNITY LEAVEMINIMUM WAGEMINIMUM WAGESNET EMPLOYMENTNIGHT WORKOVERTIMEPRICE INDEXPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENTPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHREAL WAGERECOMMENDATIONSRETAILRETAIL PRICESENIORITYSERVANTSSERVICE EMPLOYMENTSEVERANCE PAYMENTSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSTAFFSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISESUPPLY INCREASESTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTEMPORARY WORKTOTAL EMPLOYMENTTRADE UNIONSTRIPARTITEUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEWAGE DATAWAGE DETERMINATIONWAGE GROWTHWAGE LEVELWAGE LEVELSWORKERWORKERSWORKINGWORKING HOURSYOUNG WORKERSYOUNGER WORKERSYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTWorld Bank10.1596/8461