The National Insurance Institute reported more work-related accidents in Bulgaria in the first quarter of the year. Incidents increased by 6.5% compared to the same period last year . Throughout 2022, 2,141 occupational accidents occurred at the..
The lack of enough qualified personnel is among the biggest problems of Bulgaria’s business. This is a long-lasting problem, which occurred long before the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The interest in seasonal employment remains..
The amount of overtime work that can be agreed between employers and employees has been doubled from 150 to 300 hours per year. This was decided by Bulgarian MPs as they adopted at second reading changes in the Labour Code, with 99 votes in favour, 55..
A protest against the proposed amendments to the Labor Code took place near the National Assembly building downtown Sofia. Increasing overtime from 150 to 300 hours a year is to the detriment of the employees, especially of people with high-risk jobs,..
Dozens of police officers organized a protest in the garden next to the interior ministry building in Sofia, demanding changes in the “Legal and regulatory activities” directorate, which, as they say, has not been doing its job properly for..
