To date, over 63 medium and large enterprises employing over 37,000 people have been affected by the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of emergency declared in Bulgaria. This is data from a study conducted by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) on social tensions in businesses and institutions and the effects of the pandemic. According to the data, 78% of the affected companies place their workers on paid leave, 22% of companies resort to unpaid leave for their employees, and in 13% of companies, workers have been dismissed or layoffs are forthcoming.
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