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Bosnia-Herzegovina pension raises, doctors' wage disputes

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2026-08-03 18:22 UTC → 2026-08-05 07:19 UTC · added ~~removed~~

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ~~has~~ kept its provisional 3.5 % pension increase ~~in place, with the adjustment paid in~~ and began applying it to July payments on 5 August 2026. About 471,578 pensioners will receive the uplift, raising the lowest pension to 690.10 KM, the guaranteed minimum to 823.59 KM and the highest pension to 3 450.47 KM, with an average pension of roughly 882 KM. The adjustment, costing around 370 million convertible marks, follows a formula that combines 60 % of average gross‑wage growth with 40 % of consumer‑price‑index growth; any difference if the final rate ~~to be set~~ after the first‑half‑2026 statistics exceeds 3.5 % will be paid retroactively. Pensions earned after 1 January 2026 are ~~released.~~ not subject to the increase, except for the lowest and guaranteed amounts, which also receive the 3.5 % uplift. In the Republika Srpska entity an emergency alignment of 3.55 % was approved, bringing the total 2026 increase to about 10 %. Estimates suggest the July alignment in the Federation will be lower than the previously projected 5.8‑6 %, likely under 4.9 %. Public‑sector unions remain active. Teachers in Una‑Sana Canton and auxiliary health workers in Herzegovina‑Neretva County have warned of strikes over unmet salary‑base promises, while the Federation’s pensioners’ association met with Minister Adnan Delić to discuss the temporary raise. Doctors continue to protest low pay: in Livno, 31 specialists resigned after wage‑increase requests were rejected, and later 23 doctors completed their notice period, rejecting a provisional 10 % raise as insufficient. The Herzegovina‑Neretva Canton’s 10 % offer was also rejected as “incorrect and unserious.” Social‑policy measures include a vacation allowance of 853 KM for West Herzegovina Canton public‑sector staff and a broader call from workers for longer paid holidays. The Federal Pension Institute clarified family‑pension eligibility and explained how missing contribution periods can be settled by the insured. A Federal report noted 33 pensioners over 100 years old, underscoring an aging retiree population. Parallel developments such as a surge in secondary employment and regional wage‑growth data were reported, but the core narrative remains focused on pension adjustments, doctors’ wage disputes, and union activity shaping Bosnia‑Herzegovina’s social‑policy landscape.

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