PREVENCIJA I MIRNO RJEŠAVANJE RADNIH SPOROVA U FEDERACIJI BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE

Abstract

Procedures and mechanisms for effective prevention and peaceful resolution of la- bor disputes are of key importance for promoting healthy labor relations, ensuring a functional labor management system and improving access to justice, for employers as well as for workers. On the other hand, the peaceful resolution of labor disputes has multiple significance for the state as well, as it leads to the relief of the courts from lengthy procedures, but also to an increase in the efficiency of the work of the judiciary in a wider context. Peaceful resolution implies “out-of-court” alternative options for resolving labor disputes, i.e. conciliation, mediation and arbitration. A significant progress in the reform and modernization of labor legislation in the Fede- ration of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the adoption of the Law on Peaceful Resolution of Labor Disputes from 2021. This paper aims to present an analysis of the aforementi- oned Law, but at the same time points out the importance of applying indispensable instruments and standards in the process of prevention and peaceful resolution of labor disputes, established in the conventions and recommendations of the Interna- tional Labour Organization. In sense of the increasing digitization of many aspects of social life, which has also affected the field of law, the paper will briefly analyze relatively recent phenomenon of online dispute resolution. Ultimately, the paper will offer de lege ferenda proposals in order to further improve the institute of peaceful resolution of labor disputes in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Key words: labor dispute, prevention, peaceful resolution, conciliation, arbitration