Impact of the Application of Collective Agreements on the Financial Situation of Public Healthcare Institutions in the FBiH
Impact of the Application of Collective Agreements on the Financial Situation of Public Healthcare Institutions in the FBiH

Author(s): Rade Kovač, Namik Čolaković
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Collective agreement; Public healthcare institutions; Financial impact; Salaries
Summary/Abstract: The signing of collective agreements in the healthcare sector at the cantonal level in the FBiH has to increase funds for employees’ salaries in line with legal provisions as well as provisions of the collective agreements. The increase in salary allocations at the level of healthcare institutions, as a result of the application of collective agreements which was not accompanied by an adequate increase in revenue, could leave healthcare institutions in a difficult financial position. This paper focuses on assessing the financial impact of the application of healthcare collective agreements on the work of public institutions operating within the FBiH healthcare system. The primary aim of this research is to highlight the need for coordination and cooperation among all institutions of the system when entering into collective agreements with citizens. Lack of coordination may result in financial difficulties for public institutions when applying the collective agreements, which will be explained using the case of one public healthcare institution operating as part of the healthcare system in one of the cantons in the FBiH.

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