15.02.2021
Over BGN 20 million have been paid under the measure "Keep me"
So far, BGN 20.2 million have been paid to 43,215 workers under the "Keep me" measure, the Ministry of Social Affairs announced.
Another BGN 13 million were provided for the payment of compensations by April, the ministry reminds.
Almost half of those approved for compensation are employees of restaurants and drinking establishments.
In January 2021, the changes under the project "Keep me" of the Employment Agency came into force, which provides financial compensation to employees on unpaid leave from closed businesses. Thus, a new way of forming the compensation for the period 01.01.2021 - 31.03.2021 was established.
The main change is that for a working day of 8 hours, agreed in the main employment contract, the compensation will amount to 75 percent of the monthly insurance income for October 2020 for the respective position of the person. Previously, the compensation was BGN 24 per day. The measure is already gaining publicity as "75/0".
12.02.2021
The average salary increases by nearly 5 percent
In the fourth quarter of 2020 the average monthly salary was BGN 1,437 and increased compared to the third quarter of 2020 by 4.7 percent, according to preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute.
The average gross monthly salary for October 2020 is BGN 1,442, for November - BGN 1,402 and for December - BGN 1,468.
The economic activities in which the largest increase was registered were "Education" - by 13.7 per cent, "Human health and social work" - by 11.6 per cent, and "Financial and insurance activities" - by 6.8 per cent.
The most significant decrease in wages was registered in the economic activity "Hotels and restaurants" - by 11.6 percent.
In the fourth quarter of 2020 the average monthly salary increased by 9.4 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, with the largest increase in the economic activities "Real estate activities" - by 22.4 percent, and in "Human Health" and social work "and" Government "- 18.5 percent each. Compared to the same period of the previous year, the average monthly salary in the fourth quarter of 2020 in the public sector increased by 13.1 percent, and in the private sector - by 8.1 percent.
As of the end of December 2020, the number of employees decreased by 20.8 thousand, or by 0.9 per cent, compared to the end of September 2020, reaching 2.23 million. Compared to the end of the third quarter of 2020, the largest decrease in the number of employees is observed in the economic activities "Hotels and restaurants" - by 14.2 percent. The largest increase in the number of employees was registered in the activities "Human health and social work" - by 1 per cent, and "Education" - by 0.8 per cent.
At the end of December 2020 compared to the end of December 2019, the number of employees decreased by 60.3 thousand, or by 2.6 percent.
The largest decrease in the number of employees was observed in the economic activities "Hotels and restaurants" - by 25.9 thousand, "Manufacturing" - by 22.4 thousand, and the largest increase - in "Human health and social work" - by 6.3 thousand. ., and "Creation and dissemination of information and creative products; telecommunications" - by 6.2 thousand.
In percentage terms, the decrease was most significant in the economic activities "Hotels and restaurants" - by 24.7 percent, and the largest increase was registered in "Creation and dissemination of information and creative products; telecommunications" - by 6.5 percent.
12.02.2021
Final: 90 working days of unpaid leave will be considered as an internship
Compensation for employees granted in connection with overcoming the consequences of COVID-19 will not be enforceable until two months after the lifting of the state of emergency, the parliament decided with the amendments to the Law on Measures and Actions adopted at second reading. of the state of emergency declared by a decision of the National Assembly of March 13, 2020
Arrest notices on the receivables of the employees under sentence one, including those received on their bank or other payment accounts, are not subject to execution, the adopted texts provide.
Only in 2021, the time of unpaid leave of up to 90 working days will be considered as insurance and work experience, and not 60 days as before.
In this way, people on unpaid leave due to the covid crisis will not lose their right to a pension or unemployment benefit due to interruption of service. People who are currently on unpaid leave due to the pandemic or are about to go on such leave will be credited with up to 90 days of service, and therefore pension insurance, but it will be on the minimum wage, not the real, received during operation. Also, during unpaid leave, everyone will have to pay the minimum health contributions at their own expense in order not to lose their health insurance rights.
If those who went on unpaid leave were in good standing before him and only for these 90 days they cannot pay health insurance contributions of BGN 26 per month, then their health insurance rights will not be interrupted and they will owe these amounts after starting work. But if there is only one more month three years ago for which no health contribution has been made, the health insurance rights are lost.
MEPs also voted on provisions to provide grants in the amount of a percentage of turnover to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, which, pursuant to an order of the Minister of Health in an emergency epidemic, ceased their activities after November 1, 2020. without VAT for the same calendar period within the period from March 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020 inclusive, for a period until the elimination of the relevant grounds for termination of activity.
For enterprises that after January 1, 2020 have started or resumed activity, which is suspended by order of the Minister of Health, the grant is equal to a percentage of their turnover excluding VAT for the previous month of the month in which it was suspended activity, read the adopted texts. Companies registered in 2020 will also be able to benefit from state grants as a percentage of turnover without VAT.
The deputies decided to unify the benefits for children with disabilities. Until now, the law provided for different amounts for children with settlements depending on whether they are placed in biological or adoptive families, or are placed in families of relatives or foster parents. The first group, according to the type and degree of disability, receives up to BGN 930 per month.
In the second group the amount is between BGN 350-490. However, the benefits under the Child Protection Act will be deducted from it, respectively the increase of the money for the second group is by BGN 50.
It was agreed that the municipalities have two months of free credit vacation, during which they will not owe installments on their interest-free loans. The introduction of the "Household Waste" tax is postponed by 1 year due to the population census.
10.02.2021
A new information system for state aid management has been launched
Consulting Center - Berkovitsa informs that the National Investment Management System - SUNI has already started working to help all sectors of the economy that apply for support and investments funded by the National Budget.
The new electronic system has been developed analogously to the Information System for Management of Monitoring of EU Funds in Bulgaria - UMIS 2020, through which projects with European funding have been submitted, implemented and reported completely electronically for several years now. Like UMIS 2020, SUNI electrifies the process of providing support in various sectors, but entirely from the country's budget, eliminating bureaucracy and paperwork.
The announcement of the first scheme for applying through SUNI is already a fact. It was announced by the Ministry of Tourism and aims to provide grants to people employed in the tourism sector to compensate for losses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Under this scheme, the state will provide grants to tour operators and travel agents, grants amounting to 4 percent of their turnover excluding VAT in 2019, disclosed in the financial statements under the Accounting Act. The grant will be used as a priority to compensate for costs arising from customers who have refused vouchers who have not been reimbursed by service providers at the date of receipt of state aid, as well as to cover the costs incurred during the period for the main activity of the tour operator or travel agent. Tour operators can submit application forms online in the National Investment Management System until May 31, 2021. The total amount of financial assistance under the procedure is BGN 51 million, provided entirely from the state budget of the Republic of Bulgaria.
To make it easier for the applicants, the SUNI team has also prepared a short video, which clearly shows how to fill in the electronic application form in the system. The technical support of SUNI will be provided by the UMIS 2020 team.
10.02.2021
The most sought after skills for work in 2021
You need to take some important steps to stand out from the majority of candidates. Here are the most valuable qualities that are sought today by leading human resources experts.
The skill that emerges as one of the most important in a successful candidate is precisely the ability to learn. The speed with which one can remember and apply new things is becoming increasingly important for success.
You can point out many positive qualities in your CV - you work well in a team, you are punctual, you have a good judgment for people. Of course, every company wants this versatile person who can successfully run a new business, but at the same time he doesn't mind fixing the printer when it breaks down. So start thinking outside the box.
On paper, it is quite obvious when a candidate is suitable for a position, but employers will ask themselves, “How could he/she rise out of the position? Of course, in the first place stand out the candidates who can illustrate experience and knowledge outside of their current position - blogs, deposits, additional courses, participation in competitions.
What employers are looking for is the traditional approach: a well-dressed candidate (or just with an ironed shirt), a handshake, experience in the field and a switched off phone during the interview.
Companies are not necessarily looking for young people, but those with modern thinking. It also happens that a 30-year-old person has no idea about social networks, but applies for a position in marketing. Alas, businesses need people with the ability to encode generations with very different understandings of technology.
08.02.2021
Entrepreneurship: Techniques for success
PART-TIME ENTREPRENEURS
Part-time entrepreneurship is one of the most difficult tasks for those who want to gain financial freedom, mainly because their day has to be divided into two in order to be able to perform their many tasks. Time is always one of the things we would like to extend, but it is usually the most scarce resource and therefore the most valuable. An entrepreneur may start with a great desire to work to achieve what he has always dreamed of, but lack of organization, stress and family are factors that can affect him.
It is clear that starting your own business requires time and above all money. To achieve financial freedom, you need to find a source of money that allows you to inject capital. This can be somewhat easy. But what to do with the lack of enough time? Here are some tips that can help you manage your time well.
Discover your most productive moments
According to Workmeter time management surveys, which have been updated annually since 2015, of the nine hours or more that people typically have to work, the average reflects that only six hours and 34 minutes are actually worked. That is, they are only in the number of hours in which people are usually really productive. So you need to analyze yourself and know what time of day you feel most able to work and dedicate that amount of hours to your endeavor.
There are people who can easily get up at 4:00 in the morning to work and be energetic and productive until the afternoon. On the other hand, there are those who feel more concentrated at night. It is difficult for them to wake up early and it is even estimated that they need hours to feel able to work, so after six in the afternoon they reach their maximum energy capacity. To find out what your biorhythm is, consider these aspects. Once you've identified your account, organize your work day when you're most productive.
Set smart goals
Set goals like SMART, i.e. they are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound. Instead of "connecting with potential customers", the goal of the SMART type would be "to connect with 20 potential customers by July 30." It is also crucial to have different planning horizons, that is, to set goals each year and divide them into quarters, months and weeks.
In case of monthly goals, the author of the article recommends using MTD (Month to Date). This indicator allows you to know what the purpose of the day is based on the monthly goal. For example, if your goal is to connect with 30 potential customers per month and you are on the 15th of the month, you must have already connected with 15 potential customers because it is already the middle of the month. MTD helps you find out if your progress for the day will allow you to reach your goal at the end of the month or if you need to accelerate.
Avoid working on multiple tasks at once
It is really very valuable that you can develop several tasks at once. This is a skill that few can develop. However, when it comes to two such serious projects, it is best to take a break and take a reasonable amount of time for each one. Set aside hours in which to focus on your main job in the office, but then focus only on your entrepreneurial ideas. Focusing on tasks will allow you to move faster.
Delegate tasks
At first you may be able to do everything yourself, but after a while you will feel infinitely tired. Your endeavor needs to put your heart into the work and for that you need to be in good mental and physical condition, otherwise the project will be delayed even more.
Therefore, the recommendation is to allow yourself to outsource some of the tasks in which you are not an expert, instead of investing your own time in things that are difficult for you. Maybe you need help with the whole marketing plan? Whatever you need and if you have the budget, delegate tasks to professionals to speed up the implementation of your project.
Learn to get organized
As an entrepreneur, you probably don't have time to waste, but that's not the case at all. Suppose you have a flight at 17:00, but it is postponed to 19:00. During this time you can do something. Maybe talk to your client, read more about the companies you want to hire to move your project forward.
On the other hand, you can take advantage of methodologies for your own organization, such as GTD (Getting Things Done). The method was invented by North American productivity consultant David Allen, who claims that memory is inefficient. Unlike other top-down methods, focusing first on life's macro-goals and then on small goals, GTD moves from bottom to top day after day to achieve medium- and long-term goals. For this purpose you can make a list of tasks, separate projects that will take you more time.
Focus on your business
Patience is your best ally when you want to achieve real results. You need to focus so much on your goal that workflow interruptions become less frequent. To do this, you need to forget about your mobile phone and email during the hours when you are most motivated and productive and check them only when you have a break. It is recommended that these breaks be 20 minutes each.
And most importantly - be patient and you will achieve what you dreamed of. Entrepreneurship is full of ups and downs, but no doubt when you work with passion, many of these burdens can be alleviated. Whatever happens, if you have faith in your project, work hard to achieve your dream.
08.02.2021
The National Revenue Agency paid another nearly BGN 3 million in working capital
New BGN 2,972,046.9 or nearly BGN 3 million was paid by the National Revenue Agency (NRA) under the working capital support program, the ministry announced on its website.
This is a measure with a total resource of BGN 156 million through OP "Innovation and Competitiveness", under which businesses can receive between 10-20% of turnover for 2020, depending on the type of economic activity. It is a condition that traders are affected by an order of the Minister of Health - these are restaurants, shops in malls and the like, including educational institutions. They can receive support up to BGN 150,000.
The application deadline ended on January 20, with aid payments continuing. New orders are to be issued to approve other companies that have applied for financial assistance.
08.02.2021
So far, over BGN 807 million have been paid under measure 60/40
Under the employment retention measure, popularly known as 60/40, as of February 2, 2021, 11,925 employers were supported and the jobs of 265,137 employees were preserved. The disbursed funds are over BGN 807.3 million.
The largest amount was paid to those working in the enterprises of the processing industry - over BGN 334.8 million, to preserve about 112.3 thousand jobs. The Hotel and Restaurant Sector was supported by about BGN 107.1 million for 51.9 thousand jobs.
BGN 91.2 million were directed to the employers from trade for over 32.7 thousand workers and employees, the enterprises from the mining industry received BGN 62.7 million for 8.0 thousand reserved jobs, and the sector “Transport, warehousing and post offices ”- BGN 69.5 million for nearly 24.1 thousand employees.
Most of the companies are registered in the districts of Sofia-city (3,960), Plovdiv (1,006), Varna (888), Burgas (801), Blagoevgrad (675), Ruse (415) and Stara Zagora (358). The changes in the design of the measure after June last year led both to an extension of its scope and to an increase in the level of compensation paid.
For payment of funds under measure 60/40, employers submit to the Labor Office Directorate applications in an approved form. The assessment of the fulfillment of the conditions regulated by the decrees of the Council of Ministers is carried out by the Labor Office Directorate, where the employers who meet the necessary criteria submit monthly lists of employees for payment of funds for the previous month.
According to the lists received from the Employment Agency, the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) determines the amount of funds for each person - 60 percent of the insurance income for the month - August determined by the specific decree for determining the amount of funds for October, November and December 2020; October - to determine the amount of funds for January, February and March 2021
The funds for maintaining employment and the due social security contributions at the expense of the employer for all employees are transferred by the NSSI to the payment accounts of the respective employer. This happens twice a week, and the term from receiving the lists in the National Social Security Institute until the receipt of the amounts on the payment account of the insurer is not more than 5 working days with a normatively determined term of up to 10 working days.
For all payments the information is public and available on the NSSI website. The Institute has also provided an electronic service, through which information on their compensations is provided, available again through the NSSI website (www.nssi.bg), section "E-services", "Information", respectively in sections: "according to Bulstat and ICO of NSSI" after introduction of UIC of the insurer and Identification code of the insurer (ICO) issued by NSSI, or "with certificate" - for registered users with Qualified electronic signature (QES), containing UIC of the insurer.
05.02.2021
A procedure for selection of non-profit legal entities for implementation of public benefit activity has been launched, from the North-Central region of level 2, for participation in a working group for elaboration of a territorial strategy for integrated measures under Policy Objective 5 "Europe closer to citizens", of the cooperation program INTERREG VI-A Romania - Bulgaria 2021-2027
Territorial Cooperation Management Directorate in the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW) has launched a procedure for selection of non-profit legal entities for implementation of public benefit activity from the North Central Region of level 2, whose representatives should be included in the working group for the elaboration of a territorial strategy for integrated measures under Policy Objective 5 "Europe closer to the citizens", of the cooperation program INTERREG VI-A Romania - Bulgaria 2021-2027. The deadline for submission of a written application for participation by the interested legal entities non-profit persons is 10.02.2021
The full text of the invitation, application for participation and the necessary appendices are published in the Announcements section of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works website here.
05.02.2021
Eleven invests EUR 250,000 in a startup
The Bulgarian fund Eleven invests in the British software company with Romanian founders SuperOkay. The total investment amounts to EUR 400 thousand, of which EUR 250 thousand are provided by Eleven. The Romanian fund RocaX and a small group of business angels also took part in the round. This is the first of several investments in companies in the region that Eleven is currently closing. SuperOkay was founded in 2018 by Romanian entrepreneurs Maria Constantinescu and Radu Seuca, but the business is based in the UK. They develop a software solution aimed at digital agencies, software studios and freelancers, who often face the problem of coordinating different projects at the same time.
