Easily manage employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Across the nation, employees are limited to 20 days of paid leave annually, while workers in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) can enjoy up to 30 days of paid holiday every year.

There are 22 public holidays.

Workers across the entire nation are generally entitled to paid sick leave for at least five days a year.

Female employees in the FBiH are entitled to an entire year of maternity leave and can work half-time post-maternity until the newborn turns two.On the other hand, female employees in Republika Srpska are equally entitled to a year of fully paid maternity leave for single births. This increases to a year and a half for twin births or any subsequent births after a mother’s second child.Pregnant and post-partum employees are obligated to spend a minimum of 42 and 60 days of their maternity leave in FBiH and Republika Srpska respectively.

Fathers are entitled to seven days of paid paternity leave and can exercise their partner’s maternity leave entitlement if the mother dies during or after childbirth.