22.12.2020

WHAT IS THE SALARY WHEN WORKING ON HOLIDAYS?

There are many people in Bulgaria who will be at work during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.

In this regard, and on the basis of divergent information from various sources, workers raise clearly and specifically the question of what is the increase in pay they are entitled to for work during the holidays.

The law in Bulgaria gives a clear answer to this question.

These workers and employees, for whom the official holiday is a day of work and service, are provided with increased pay for their work. According to the Labor Code for work on public holidays, regardless of whether it is overtime or not, the employee is paid as agreed, but not less than twice the amount of basic wages for the time worked. public holidays are often accompanied by overtime work, for which the law provides for increased remuneration.

The overtime work is paid with an increase agreed between the employee and the employer, but not less than:

1. 50 percent - for work during the working days;
2. 75 percent - for work on weekends;
3. 100 per cent - for work during the public holidays;
4. 50 percent - for work with summarized calculation of working hours.

When working during public holidays is also overtime, it is paid separately and 100% increase in the basic salary for the time worked, unless a larger increase is agreed between the employee and the employer. In this case, for 8 hours worked, with daily reporting of working hours and 8-hour working day, the employee will be paid as follows:

- One basic average daily salary;

- Additional remuneration for work on an official holiday;

- Additional remuneration for overtime work on an official holiday.

Example:

If the average daily gross salary is BGN 50, then compared to the above, the employee will receive as follows:

1. One basic average daily salary - BGN 50.
2. Additional remuneration for work on an official holiday (double increase - BGN 2 x 50 = BGN 100).
3. Additional remuneration for overtime work on an official holiday (additional double increase of the salary for the day - 2 x 100 BGN = 200 BGN).

In cases where the work on a public holiday is not overtime, as this day is included in the monthly work schedule and has the normal length of daily working hours, the employee is paid only an additional increase of one basic average daily wage.

Double salary would be due when the scheduled employee has to work on the holiday. However, if he is not included in the schedule and the employer calls him to work, the law requires that he be paid four times the wage. This is because a 100% increase for overtime is calculated on the normal wage for work on a public holiday, which, as we have said, is double the daily wage.

Twice the remuneration is paid when the work done is both overtime because it is done outside the established working hours and a second time - again doubled (100% increase) because the work is done on a public holiday.

The doubling in these cases is in direct proportion to the doubling of the effort, inconvenience, deprivation and stress suffered by the employee who works overtime on public holidays. And this makes four times the daily wage.

Unless otherwise agreed, the increased pay shall be calculated on the remuneration determined by the employment contract.

If the employer has introduced a summary calculation of working hours, the rule is the same: for work on public holidays, whether overtime or not, the employee is paid as agreed, but not less than twice the amount of his work. remuneration. And the overtime work in the summary calculation of working time is paid with an additional increase of 50%.

 

Reference:

in Art. 262, art. 263 and Art. 264 of the Labor Code