30.03.2022
THE "60 TO 40" JOB RETENTION MEASURE WILL RUN UNTIL 30 JUNE
The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy provides information on measures to support citizens and employers, which will continue to operate after the end of the epidemic:
The "60 to 40" measure will be extended until June 30, while maintaining the current conditions for support for job retention. Throughout 2022, up to 90 days of unpaid leave will be considered work and insurance experience.
Employers will receive funds from the state to maintain the employment of workers in the economic activities affected by Covid-19 until the end of the first half of 2022. This was decided by the government by adopting changes to Decree № 151 of the Council of Ministers of 2020, in which the conditions and the order for their payment are determined.
Funds will continue to be paid for employees who during the period from March 13 to December 31, 2020 worked part-time, used leave under Art. 173a of the Labor Code or their work has been suspended due to temporary restrictions on activities.
The companies established before January 1, 2020, will receive from the state 60 percent of the insurance income of employees for October 2021 and from the insurance contributions at the expense of the employer. To be eligible, their sales revenue in the month for which they apply for funds must have decreased by at least 40% compared to the average monthly revenue for 2019. With a decrease of at least 30%, the support from the state will be 50 percent of the insurance income for October 2021 and from the insurance contributions at the expense of the employer.
Companies established after January 1, 2020 will be entitled to funds of 60 percent of the insurance income of employees for October 2021 and the insurance contributions at the expense of the employer, if their income from sales in the month for which apply for support, have decreased by not less than 40% compared to the average monthly income for 2020. With a decrease of not less than 30%, the state will support them with 50 percent of the insurance income for October 2021 and from the insurance contributions at the expense of the employer. Among the requirements for employers is that they have no obligations for taxes and compulsory social security contributions before January 1, 2021.
Employers will pay remuneration to employees for whom they received funds in an amount not less than the amount of insurance income for October 2021.
Employers applying for the payment of funds for May 2022 can submit applications until June 10, 2022. For the month of June, employers will apply under the terms, conditions and deadlines for May 2022. The funds will be transferred to the employer under bank transfer from the National Social Security Institute. Information on the terms and conditions for applying will be published on the website of the Employment Agency and announced in the directorates "Labor Office". The decree enters into force on March 1, 2022.
Covid supplements to the pensions of all pensioners, amounting to BGN 60, will be paid by the end of June 2022. The National Social Security Institute will continue to transfer the one-time supplement of BGN 75 to all pensioners who in the period from January 1 to June 30, 2022 complete a full course of vaccination against covid or have a first dose from 1 to 30 June. By June inclusive, compensatory supplements to the pensions of people who in January 2022 received a lower total amount from the collection of covid supplement and pension compared to December 2021 will be paid.
TEMC decisions that have expired during a state of emergency or epidemic will be valid until June 30. Until the same date, the term for payment of disability pensions by expert decisions that have expired during the state of emergency or the extraordinary epidemic situation is officially extended. These pensions will continue to be received after June 30, 2022, if by that time people have been re-certified and the National Social Security Institute has received data on the new term of disability.
