17.01.2024

RESTORATION OF REGISTRATION IN THE LABOR BUREAU AFTER DISCONNECTION

Any Bulgarian citizen, as well as any citizen of another member state of the European Union, or of another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or of the Swiss Confederation, who is looking for work, can register at the territorial division of the Employment Agency (in Labor Office Directorate).

All jobseekers have the right to register with the Labor Office under one of the following groups: unemployed; busy; learners who wish to work during their free time from studying; persons who have acquired the right to a pension for length of service and age in the Republic of Bulgaria, persons receiving an occupational pension for early retirement, an old-age pension in another country or a pension for length of service and age in a reduced amount, who are not working.

When registering, the person declares his status. After registration, the relevant rights and obligations regulated by law arise for him, and in the event of a change in the declared circumstances, he is obliged to notify one of the divisions of the Employment Agency within 7 working days of the change.

The law sets out requirements that individuals must comply with while they are registered as jobseekers. In practice, it often happens that this registration is terminated for one reason or another, and the individuals themselves look for opportunities to register again. In such situations, individuals face additional requirements that differ from those of their initial registration.

What are the options for restoring registration with the Labor Office after it has been terminated?

When registration is terminated due to "faulty" grounds, it is reinstated upon presentation of evidence of the existence of valid reasons. According to the law, "reasonable reasons" are: detention by authorities; appearing in a court or other state body; participation in military training or retraining, illness and others, certified by an official document, for which the head of the Employment Agency division is notified in a timely manner.

The registration of unemployed persons is restored upon presentation of evidence of the presence of valid reasons within 7 working days from the disappearance of the valid reason.

When the registration of persons is terminated on the grounds of "starting work", but the employment relationship has not been established, it is also reinstated. The employer is obliged to provide each person with an employment contract signed by both parties and a copy of a notification certified by the territorial directorate of the National Revenue Agency.

The worker or employee is obliged to start work within 7 days from the provision of the contract and a copy of the notice, unless the parties have agreed on another period. The employment relationship is considered not to have arisen when the person who entered into an employment contract does not start work within this period. In this case, the registration is restored when the person declares the circumstance of "not starting to work".

The registration of jobseekers is restored after presentation of an identity document and personal submission of an application-declaration to the director of the "Labor Office" Directorate.

Reference:

Art. 20, para. 3-9 of the Employment Promotion Act

paragraph 1, item 26 of the Additional Provisions of the Employment Promotion Act

Art. 16, paragraph 1-8 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Employment Promotion Act.