15.09.2023

THE STATE GIVES A MINIMUM WAGE TO THE UNEMPLOYED

Jobs for nearly 10,000 unemployed people will be provided through programs and measures from the National Employment Action Plan for 2023, which was approved by the government. The priority goals of the document are to promote economic activity and employment of the population, including among the youth who do not work and do not study, and to reduce unemployment.

Among the main tasks of the plan is the increase in the quality of the workforce by acquiring digital skills according to the needs of the economy. About 9,500 employed and unemployed people are expected to be included in training to become more competitive in the labor market.

The budget of the Employment Plan for 2023 is BGN 73 million. As a result of the implementation of the activities set out in it, the average annual unemployment rate in Bulgaria is expected to decrease to 4.1% of the economically active population.

The full-time unemployed included in employment programs will receive labor remuneration of BGN 780, which will be subsidized by the state. A subsidy of the same amount will also be received by employers who have hired the unemployed under the measures of the Employment Promotion Act. The remuneration of young people included in the "Start a Career" program will increase from BGN 860 to BGN 920.

The salaries of those employed under the national program "Activation of inactive persons" are also increasing. The remuneration of youth mediators to the municipalities will increase to BGN 950, psychologists and case managers - to BGN 1,070, and Roma mediators - to BGN 950. The salaries of graduates employed under the programs will also increase to BGN 820. Retirement Assistance" and "Melpomena", as well as under the National Program for Training and Employment of People with Permanent Disabilities.

According to the two-year plan of the state enterprise "Bulgarian-German Vocational Training Center", 1,566 unemployed people from various groups in a disadvantaged position on the labor market will be trained. About 530 people will work on the "Beautiful Bulgaria" project. According to the projects of the social partners, 6,246 unemployed people will participate in training for the acquisition of key competences and professional qualification in occupations in demand on the labor market.