Kopaonik Business Forum 2024, March 3-6

AĆIĆ Saša

Director, Union of Employers of Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Membership of professional bodies:

Deputy member of the Republika Srpska Economic and Social Council (2018-present)
Member of Working Body for Occupational and Safety of RS Economic and Social Committee (2018-present)
Member of Executive Board of Republika Srpska Employment Agency (2021-present)
Member of Executive Board of BiH Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (2019-present)
Member of Advisory Board of BiH Agency for Labour and Employment (2016-present)
Member of Program Council of National Broadcast of Republika Srpska (2016-2020)
Member of Program Council of National Broadcast of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014-2018)Other skills and trainings:

Professional education-sertified:

Management of Effective Business Member Associations, ITC ILO 2023
Membership Strategies in EBMO, ITC ILO 2021
Master in industrial and employment relations ITC ILO 2016/2017,
Implementing CRM in Effective Business Member Associations ITC ILO Turin 2014
Master training on Effective Business Member Organizations ITC ILO Turin 2013/2014
Advanced negotiation, communication and sales skills, Business Academy of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, 2018
Public performance and speech in front of an audience, Apriori BiH, 2018
Support the Fight Against Money Laundering, Certificate of Attendance, EU 2017;
Event organization, BiH, Center for a better quality of life, 2017
Education program on collective bargaining, CCI, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016
Education program on social dialogue, CCI, BIH 2016
Training of labour Inspectors on HIV and AIDS, ILO, DWT, 2012
Social Dialogue Acedemy, Sarajevo Improving the Development and Capacity of Social Dialogue and Social Partners in BiH; 2010
Level 1 Certificate in English, Council of Europe Level B2, grade C , University of Cambridge ESOL, 2003

Full computer literacy:

MS Office, e-mail, internet, CRM, HTML, managing social networks, marketing campagnas on social networks, etc.

Driving licence:

B driving licence,

Other trainings:

NLP practitioner Atria group, 2019,
NLP Master, Atria Group, 2020,
Lie detection and non-verbal communication, Psychology of lying - basic training 2015

Present position: Director - Union of Employers of Republika Srpska
Years with the firm: 15 years of relevant experience
Key qualifications (relevant to the assignment)

Expert with more than 15 years of relevant professional experience in social dialogue

Active participation in tripartite and bipartite social dialogue;
Preparation of content of collective agreements, negotiation and information of social partners;
Preparation of arguments for negotiations on the lowest salary in the Republic of Srpska;
Active participation in the preparation of regulations in the field of labor and social legislation, finance, education, etc.
Active participation in the preparation of strategic and planning acts of the Republic of Srpska as a representative of the Union of Employers in the areas of - labor market, occupational safety, fiscal policy, education, etc.
Active participation in the creation of program of economic reforms;
Continuous communication and information of social partners;
Cooperation with international organizations and Embassy’s which delt in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Analysis of the legal acquis of the International Labor Organization, conventions and recommendations and implementation into domestic legislation of documents ratified by Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Analysis of the legal acquis of the European Union in the field of industrial and labor relations with consideration of the possibility of implementing them into the legislation of the Republic of Srpska;
Preparation internal documents – Statut, Rule Bock,etc.

Specific professional experience (social dialogue in BiH/public sector in BiH)

Date	Body	Nomination by	Description
2008	Tripartite Working group for preparing RS Ocuppational, Safety and Health Law	Ministry of Labour and Veterans – UERS nomination	Working with ILO consultant, preparing principles, making draft of RS OSH Law
2009	Working group for preparing General Collective Agreement	UERS nominated – Ministry of Labour and Veterans appointed	Preparing draft of General Collective Agreement
2008-2015	Participation in Bipartite Collective Negotiations	Branch associations appoint delegation for Negotiations	Preparation, negotiation, information of social partners, preparing for process of recognition of social partners 10 Branch Collective agreement signed in period 2008-2013
2008-2023	Negotiations about RS Minimum Wage	UERS appoint delegation for Negotiations	Preparing argumentation, negotiations, preparing UERS members of RS Ecosoc for negotiation, etc.
2008	Process of Proving Representativity	UERS activity	UERS by the Labour law proving representativity by access cards, and other by Labour Code requested documents.
2013-2023	RS National Assembly(RSNA) – representation	UERS nominated	Representation of UERS on RSNA Sessions and Working Bodies
2013 -2015	Working group for preparing Draft of Labour Code	UERS nominated Ministry of labour appointed WG	Prearation, Analising ILO Convetions and Reccomendation, preparing delegation, informing members, activating companies lawyers, etc.
2016	Tripartite Working group for making RS Employment Strategy	UERS nominated Ministry of labour appointed WG	Participation in working group session, preparing draft of Strategy, etc.RS Employment Strategy 2017-2021 adopted
2015-2023	Tripartite Working Group for selection of Conciliators and Arbitrators	UERS nominated	Realisation of interviews, creation list of Conciliators and Arbitrators for RS Economic and Social Council; 4 times nominated
2014-2018	Tripartite Working group for making Law about prequalification, rehabilitation and employment disabled persons	UERS nominated Ministry of labour appointed WG	Prearation, Analising ILO Convetions and Reccomendation, preparing delegation, informing members, activating companies lawyers, etc. Law Amandmans adopted 3 times in period 2014-2018
2018	Tripartite Working Group for making Law about Employment Mediation and Agency	UERS nominated Ministry of labour appointed WG	Prearation, Analising ILO Convetions and Reccomendation, preparing delegation, informing members, activating companies lawyers, etc. Law adopted 2019, Amandmans adopted 1 times in period 2019-2023
2018-2021	Tripartite Workin Group for Drafting Law about violence at work	UERS nominated Ministry of labour appointed WG	Prearation, Analising ILO Convetions and Reccomendation, preparing delegation, informing members, activating companies lawyers, etc.Law Adopted in 2022
2018 -2023	Working group for preparing Draft of Amendments of Labour Code	UERS nominated Ministry of labour appointed WG	Preparation, Analising ILO Convetions and Reccomendation, preparing delegation, informing members, activating companies lawyers, 13 sessions of WG- Amendments adopted 2 times
2017- 2023	Tripartite Working Group for making Action plan for realisation of Employment Strategy (ALMPs)	UERS nominated Ministry of labour appointed WG	Participation in working group session, preparing draft of RS ALMPs, etc.
2021	Tripartite Working group for making RS Employment Strategy	UERS nominated Ministry of labour appointed WG	Participation in working group session, preparing draft of Strategy, etc.RS Employment Strategy 2021-2027 adopted
2021	Tripartite Working group for making RS OSHStrategy	UERS nominated Ministry of labour appointed WG	Participation in working group session, preparing draft of Strategy, etc.RS OSH Strategy 2021-2025 adopted
2019 -2023	Working group for Drafting RS Program of Economic Reforms	UERS nominated Ministry of finance appointed WG	Preparing policy paper, organizing public discussions, round table and conferences for advocacy UERS interests
2018, 2022	Part of BiH Delegation on International Labour Conference	BiH Ministry of Civil Affair	Preparation for participation, participation in Session of Working Bodies and ILC Plenum Sessions, etc.

General Professional

Date	Location	Company	Position	Description
January 2014 - present	Banjaluka	Union of Employers of Republika Srpska Business Services	Director	- Prepare sessions of the Assembly in accordance with the President; - Project Management and Coordination - Coordinate the activities of the UERS representatives in tripartite bodies; - Manage work of professional services; - Responsible for the legality of the operations and business of the Union and the implementation of the provisions of this Statute; - Represents the UERS within the powers entrusted by the Statute and the delegated authority of the UERS President; -Representing the UERS in tripartite bodies, executive boards, working groups for preparing laws, bylaws, strategies, policies and other RS and BiH documents; - In consultation with the UERS President decides on labor - legal issues of employment in the UERS in accordance with the law and regulations governing labor relations; - In consultation with the UERS President proposes the UERS act on systematization and organization of jobs in the UERS; - Manages the assets of the UERS and to decide on material costs in accordance with the regulations and laws of the Union; - Prepare the financial plan of operations of the UERS which Assembly adopts; - Submit a financial report and a report on its work to the Assembly; - In cooperation with professional service prepares amendments to the Statute and other acts which Assembly adopts; - Perform other duties in accordance with legal regulations and the UERS acts
July 2004- December 2013	Banjaluka	RS Chamber of Economy and Industry Business services	Secretary Associate; Secretary of Union of Employers(UERS)	-prepare sessions of Branch Associations; -Advocacy for RS Association for Communal Waste and Services -Administration of WEB presentation; -representing UERS in social dialogue-tripartite and bipartite; -communication with members; -preparing requests for institutions, social partners, etc. -preparing documents for Court(legal identity, financial identity,etc.)
January 2004 – 2004 May	Banjaluka	Prime Communications PR Services	PR Secretary	-tehnical support; -public relations -press clipping -selling web design
August 1999-January 2004	Banjaluka	Audiotex, Telecommunication Services	Operation on Audiotex Devices and Running Staff	-Running Audiotex Staff Operation on Audiotex Devices -web design -administrating web site -daily statistics of calls, etc.

Other relevant information (e.g. project menagment, publications
Project menagment:

Stronger social dialogue in WB Countries, 2017 / EU/20.000 EUR
RS Labor market projections and analysis 2019/EU/10.000 EUR
“Develop and Disseminate A Self-Representation Guide for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises” 2019-2020/WB-UKAid/20.000 euro
'Reduction of corruption risks in the work of RS Inspectorat' 2021/USAID/40.000
Workforce and Higher Access to Markets (WHAM) Activity 2021/USAID/60.000
Workforce and Higher Access to Markets (WHAM) Activity 2022/USAID/40.000
‘Reduction of corruption risks in the work of the Indirect Taxation Authority-UIO BiH CCI-USAID/45.700
Contribution of civil society organizations to improving the impact of entrepreneurship on the socio-economic development of BiH - EISE ”2021-2023/EU/500.000 EUR

Publications:

THE INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM, publisher, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska 2023
Analysis of the legal basis of the adopted and issued Decision by the ITA inspector to enterprises, publisher, Union of Employers of the Republika Srpska 2023,
Analysis of appeal processes within the ITA, publisher; Union of Employers of Republika Srpska 2023;
Analysis of non-tax benefits in Republika Srpska - proposals for improvement, publisher, Union of Employers of Republika Srpska, 2022
Proposals and recommendations for the Program of Economic Reforms of the Republic of Srpska 2023-2025, publisher, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska, 2022
Proposals and recommendations for the Program of Economic Reforms of the Republic of Srpska 2022-2024, author, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska, 2021
Proposals and recommendations for the Program of Economic Reforms of the Republic of Srpska 2021-2023, co-author, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on business in the Republic of Srpska, publisher, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska, 2020
Analysis and projections of trends in the labor market in the Republic of Srpska 2019-2022; publisher, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska, 2019
Proposals and recommendations for the Program of Economic Reforms of the Republic of Srpska 2020-2022, co-author, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska, 2019
Analysis and projections of trends in the labor market in the Republic of Srpska 2017-2021; publisher, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska, 2017
Labor taxation and the informal economy, publisher, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska, 2016
Informal economy in the Republic of Srpska, causes and recommendations, publisher, Union of Employers of the Republic of Srpska, 2015