09.12.2021

THE BEST EMPLOYERS FOR 2021

13 employers were awarded during the forum "Employer of the Year - 2021" of the Employment Agency, whose eighteenth edition was held on December 7 in online format.

This year, too, the most active partners of the Employment Agency from all over the country were classified into 2 categories: "Employers with a significant contribution to providing employment to the unemployed in the regional labor market" and "Succeeded together".

In the category "Employers with a significant contribution to the employment of unemployed persons in the regional labor market" was awarded one employer from the territory of the nine regional directorates of the Employment Agency in the country:

- For the region of Blagoevgrad - "Top Fashion" Ltd. The company specializes in the production of women's boutique clothing and trade in the country and abroad. During the Kovid pandemic, as well as any need for staff, the employer seeks contact with the labor office. The period January - September 2021 has hired 35 unemployed, 34 of whom are still working after 6 months from the conclusion of employment contracts.

- For the region of Burgas - ZMM Nova Zagora AD. The company is among the brightest representatives of the machine building sector in Bulgaria with export-oriented products. The company employs 120 people and despite the Kovid crisis and the reduced volume of orders, the staff remains the same number by participating in the measure 60/40. The company is also a factor in the region for the rapid inclusion of young people in the labor market.

- For the region of Varna - "Corner" Ltd. The company is a key employer in the municipality of Kavarna, and its activities are in the field of hotels and restaurants. Since the beginning of the year the employer has announced 40 vacancies on the primary market and has provided employment to 35 unemployed people, 25 of whom are from disadvantaged groups in the labor market.Despite the seasonal nature of its activities, it managed to maintain the employment of 330 workers and employees during the Kovid crisis.

- For the region of Lovech - "Mizia 96" AD. The company is a leading manufacturer of men's clothing in Bulgaria with a staff of 820. It announces 174 vacancies in the region and employs 55 unemployed people in the primary market. 13 of them are long-term unemployed, 6 - young people, 12 - unemployed over 55 years of age, as well as a person with permanent disabilities.

- For the region of Montana - "BKK - 95" Ltd. The company specializes in cold metal processing. Manufactures components for the furniture industry and metal furniture. He works actively with the European market, Great Britain and Canada. In 2021, the company provides employment to 20 unemployed in the primary market, and through subsidized employment - to 10 people. The employer has kept the employment of 151 people, applying for the measure 60/40.

- For the region of Plovdiv - "Pamporovo" AD. The employer is key for the region in the field of tourism and maintains the entire ski area in the resort complex. For the tourist season 2020-2021 the company hires 30 unemployed people. For the current winter 40 vacancies have been announced during the season, and 5 unemployed people have been employed so far, and through measure 60/40 and RMS 429 the employer has kept the employment of 476 workers.

- For the region of Ruse - "A. L. FILTER LTD. The company is the largest for the production of automotive filters in Ruse and the region, part of A.L. Group. It has provided sustainable employment to 70 unemployed people, 53 of whom are from disadvantaged groups on the labor market. It hires unemployed people from remote settlements, where the demand for the non-subsidized labor market is minimal, such as Slivo Pole, Vetovo, Kubrat and Byala.

- For the region of Sofia - "Van Holding" Ltd. The company with the trade name "Fantastico" owns over 40 supermarkets in Sofia. The Sofia Labor Bureau "Vazrazhdane" has been working with the company for more than 10 years. In the first nine months of 2021, for the region of Sofia, Botevgrad and Ihtiman, the employer has announced a total of 958 vacancies on the primary market, for which unemployed people from the labor offices in these cities are targeted.

- For the region of Haskovo - TPP "Maritsa 3" AD. The company is one of the first built and still operating, engaged in electricity production in the country. Despite the difficulties over the years, manages to optimize and resume its activities in 2021 A total of 145 people were employed, 77 were employed during the pandemic, 73 of whom were from disadvantaged groups in the labor market, and the subsidiary Maritza Energy EOOD resumed operations, where 27 more jobseekers were hired. on the primary labor market through the mediation of the labor office.

The category "Succeeded together" distinguishes examples from the joint activities of business representatives, job seekers and labor offices in the country. There are four employers who equally deserved the prize for the year:

- "Hospice 50 Plus" Ltd. The company was established in 2009 and deals with social care with accommodation for the elderly and people with physical disabilities. Since 2016 she has been a partner of the Labor Office in Pernik, with the support of which she hires an unemployed woman with secondary education, insecure, underestimating the opportunities and qualities she possesses, sharing the need to start work as soon as possible. At the moment she continues to work in the company.

- Municipality of Troyan. The municipality is a key employer for the region and for the labor office in Troyan, with the help of which it hires an unemployed person with secondary education for the Nauka 1870 Community Center, a representative of an unequal group on the labor market - "people with disabilities". The person is employed on a permanent employment contract as a "librarian" and continues to work in the community center until now.

- "Maria Victoria" Ltd. The employer is a manufacturer of electrical and household appliances with 22 employees. He has been using the services of the Haskovo Labor Office since 2004. With his support, he has been hiring a long-term unemployed person with a primary education, a number of personal obstacles to starting a job and a difficult financial situation. The person still works in the company and is included in the service "Consultation and mentoring after starting work".

- Nika-G 2021 EOOD. The activity of the company is "Restaurants and fast food restaurants". With the partnership of the Labor Office in Blagoevgrad, she provides employment for a discouraged young woman without family support, who has not worked since 2017, raises her child alone and is on social assistance. To date, she continues to work in the company, being included in the service of the Employment Agency "Consultation and mentoring after starting work".