21.04.2022
WITH HIGHER SALARIES THEY ARE LOOKING FOR STAFF FOR THE SEA
On the eve of the summer season, the tourism industry is still short of staff. The greatest demand is for maids, cooks, waiters and bartenders. Deficit positions also imply more attractive pay.
The hotel and restaurant industry is among the economic activities with the largest increase in wages by the end of 2021. Statisticians note an increase of 19 percent. The main reason is the chronic shortage of staff that has accompanied the sector for several years. With the exit of the COVID pandemic, this famine intensified.
"This year, the announcement of jobs in the field of tourism began earlier. As early as the end of February, we started receiving applications from employers who announced vacancies for hiring, although in May - early May or early June," said Severina Savova - Director of the Labor Office in Dobrich.
On the North Black Sea coast, cleaning and maintenance staff are most in demand.
"This year we are recruiting maids, waiters, cooks, bartenders. We will motivate them with good attitude, normal salaries and work in a good team. For example, an assistant chef starts from 1000 - 1100 and up", adds Rumen Mihaylov, manager of the hotel in the "White Lagoon".
"There were ads in the range of BGN 1,500, 1,800 based on what we have announced and still declared by employers," Savova added.
The salaries of the waiters can reach up to BGN 2,000, Savova clarifies, and everything is a matter of negotiation. Employers in large complexes are also trying to attract maids with attractive pay.
"This year the salary is BGN 1,350 gross, which is a normal salary for Bulgaria at the moment," Mihaylov added.
The remuneration of BGN 1,500 purely for a maid is not a chimera, the Albena Resort says.
"It is very important that people are familiar with the offer in detail, ie whether it is a six-day working week, how many hours and what exactly is included in the work, so that such a salary can be received - of course, it should is made", commented Velina Gyumova, senior sales manager at Albena Resort.
Such attractive payment is not expected in smaller accommodation facilities.
"Normal salaries for maids are somewhere around BGN 800 net, and of course there may be additional bonuses that will be associated with food vouchers," added the manager of a hotel in Balchik Plamen Kozarev.
Most of the ads for seasonal workers in tourism include food vouchers of BGN 80 per month, free transport to the workplace or accommodation at the employer's base. In recent years, the lack of staff in our country has been compensated by imported labor. This summer, businesses will also rely on Ukrainian refugees.
