27.05.2020
GLI: DON'T WORK WITHOUT A CONTRACT
With the upcoming start of the summer season, the recruitment of staff for the summer resort sites began.
The Executive Agency "General Labor Inspectorate" reminds that the crisis caused by the coronavirus further increases the risk of undeclared work, which is generally high in seasonal sites and in which workers' rights are not protected, according to the Inspectorate.
The Inspectorate also draws the attention of employers who illegally employ workers and employees, that they also risk losing the right to state support, as some of the requirements for providing such support are related to compliance with labor, tax and social security legislation.
Before they actually start working in their jobs, employees must require some basic documents from the employer. They must receive a copy of the employment contract signed by both parties and a copy of the notification with which it is registered with the NRA.
The employer has no right to admit to the jobs workers and employees with whom he has not concluded and has not registered in the NRA a written employment contract. The lack of registration allows the employer not to pay the due taxes and social security contributions on the salaries, from which the employees lose their insurance rights. With a personal identification code issued by the NRA, everyone can check whether his employment contract is registered.
If he wants to test their skills, the employer can sign a contract with a probationary period clause. During the probationary period, he may terminate the employment contract at any time without notice and without compensation, except for unused leave.
According to the Labor Code, the probationary period can be up to 6 months. Unless explicitly agreed otherwise, it can be used by both parties. However, if the probationary period is agreed in favor of one party, the other shall give notice of departure. Unless otherwise agreed, for a permanent employment contract the term of the notice is one month, and for a fixed-term employment contract - 3 months, but not more than the expiration of its term.
The tendency in recent years for employees to submit signals for unpaid wages, which have been agreed orally with the employer, is strengthening. In these cases, the Labor Inspectorate has no authority to deceive the employer to pay them.
Often, signals for work without an employment contract are also given by workers after they have already left their jobs. If the persons are not found to be employed, the control bodies of the Agency may not exercise their power to declare the existence of an employment relationship.
Another specific point in seasonal employment concerns the formation of the employment record. According to the Ordinance on the employment record book and length of service, the employment record book is kept by the employee. Within three days of starting work, the persons must provide it to the employer for data entry, who is obliged to return it immediately afterwards.
It is important that employees have a document from the employer that they have provided the booklet. Thus, in case of possible loss, they will be able to prove that it is his fault and he will be obliged to perform the procedure for its recovery.
The employment record book is also provided to the employer upon termination of the employment relationship, who must immediately enter the data in it and return it immediately. In case of terminated employment, the employer is obliged to provide in due time a written act for termination.
At the start of the season, the EA GLI traditionally strengthens the control of the seasonal sites in the seaside resorts, as a campaign is planned this year as well.
EA GLI reminds that in case of disagreement with the manner of exercising control by labor inspectors or in case of data on corrupt practices and employers, workers can also report to the General Labor Inspectorate. The EA GLI guarantees zero tolerance for corruption, as evidenced by the establishment of the Inspection Control Department, which performs the functions of internal audit and accordingly reviews the submitted signals. Although not legally obliged, the Agency establishes the department in order to prevent unregulated control practices. More information on reporting corruption can be found on the website of the Labor Inspectorate, in the section "Anti-corruption".
26.05.2020
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE AGENCY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The Agency for People with Disabilities /AHU/ announces a competition for financing projects aimed at stimulating the employment of people with permanent disabilities in a specialized work environment.
Participants in the competition can be specialized enterprises and cooperatives of people with disabilities.
The projects are prepared according to Chapter Three. PROJECTS WITH ECONOMIC FOCUS on Methodology for financing targeted projects of specialized enterprises and cooperatives of people with disabilities under Art. 49 of the Law on People with Disabilities.
1.2. Deadline for submission of projects: 5.30 pm on July 6, 2020.
1.3. Email: ahu_stn @ mlsp.government.bg
2.1. The requested amount for one project proposal under item 1 must be in accordance with the circumstances in Article 10 of the Methodology.
2.2. The indicated amount of the requested subsidy under item 1 may be increased in compliance with the requirements of Art. 32 of the Methodology.
2.3. The Methodology also finances projects for building an online platform with a website, in order to promote the services and products of specialized enterprises and cooperatives in the global Internet space.
4.1 On the spot in the office of the Agency for People with Disabilities - Sofia 1233, 104-106 Sofroniy Vrachanski Str., Signed and scanned on paper and electronic media or on electronic media, according to item 1.2.
4.2 By licensed postal operator with return receipt and postmark or by courier to the address specified in 4.1, on paper accompanied by electronic media with the same documents or on electronic media signed and scanned, according to item 1.2.
4.3 By electronic means to the indicated e-mail address of AHU, according to item 1.2.
The documents must be signed and scanned either under the terms and conditions of the Electronic Document and Electronic Certification Services Act - ahu_stn@mlsp.government.bg.
Immediately after the submission of the project proposal, each candidate is obliged to request from the ADF an incoming number with which the project proposal is entered in the record keeping system, not later than the deadline for submission of project proposals. The received incoming number proves that the project proposal has been submitted in time.
Phones for reference at the Agency for People with Disabilities: 02/931 80 95, 832 90 73
Anyone who wants information or consultation on the topic of interest can contact the Consultancy Center for Disadvantaged People in Berkovitsa by phone 0890943741 or by e-mail: berkpro.robg@abv.bg
15.05.2020
HOW MUCH DID THEY FIND A JOB DURING THE EMERGENCY
See what the data of the Employment Agency show
28,623 people found work during the state of emergency declared in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic (March 13 - May 13, 2020)
For the last working day alone, 1,200 unemployed people have been placed on the labor market, BGNES reported, citing data from the Employment Agency.
Nearly half of the people - over 46%, have started working in the manufacturing industry.
Those employed in the trade and repair of cars and motorcycles are nearly 22 percent of those registered with the Labor Offices during the state of emergency.
Over 9% have found work in the transport sector. There are also new employees in construction, hotels and restaurants, as well as in education.
12.05.2020
MORE AND MORE WORKERS WANTED, SEE SALARIES
With the end of the state of emergency, a number of activities are being restored. Many people lost their jobs and others returned from abroad because they lost their livelihoods there. That's why we checked the opportunities announced by employers on the recruitment sites. It turns out that there is a movement in the labor market, there is no lack of opportunities for people with different education.
We are looking for different workers and employees. Remuneration has been announced for many of the positions. It turns out that the best paid are the installers of air conditioners and awnings, which are offered a net BGN 1,000 per month.
Such is the salary for a merchandiser, but gross. This means that if you are born after 1960, you will receive a net of about BGN 814, after deductions. The position is related to the distribution of goods in stores, the merchandiser decides how to present it to customers.
About BGN 1,000 is the highest salary that employers offer for technical secretaries and office assistants. The advertisements for employees in offices are not small at all.
We are looking for cashiers in a large chain, the gross salary is BGN 920. BGN 1000 gross is offered for workers in a workshop for packing sugar and rice.
We are also looking for accountants, credit and insurance consultants and many others, as well as workers for various industries.
11.05.2020
INITIATIVE TO HELP EVERYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING USEFUL FOR THEMSELVES
The Employment Agency has launched an initiative to help anyone who would like to do something useful for themselves while they are still at home, preparing for a smoother return to work or starting a new one.
Whether you are unemployed, working, studying or an employer, the restriction of regular work and social contacts should not affect your development. In a series of publications we will offer you various opportunities through which everyone can improve their skills or acquire new ones, including at home, using only your computer.
We know that many of you are about to change your home environment from a work environment. Whether you stayed home during the state of emergency or joined the ranks of job seekers, returning to the regular work regime is almost always associated with some concerns. Social isolation, lack of rhythmic obligations in another environment and to people close to you, may have dissipated your work habits and confidence, you are accustomed to communicate face to face, to follow the usual order to perform their tasks.
One of the suggestions for self-improvement at home is the MyCompetence system, available at https://mycompetence.bg/bg/. The system was created and maintained by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce under a project funded by the HRD OP.
With your registration you get free access to over 20 e-trainings in various fields, competency assessment tests, a self-assessment tool to determine the level of mastery of the skills required for a particular position, as well as many other opportunities.
For the unemployed persons registered in the labor offices, the platform is also a way to form a Personal Profile in the information system of the Employment Agency, through which to communicate with a labor intermediary. For those who have not yet registered on the platform, Berkovitsa Consulting Center can help you do so. All you have to do is contact us and dictate your e-mail, and we will contact your employment agent by phone. In response, you will receive an activation link to the Personal Profile web application and the MyCompetence platform.
More information is published on the website of the Employment Agency in the section Job seekers / Vocational guidance.
Berkovitsa Consulting Center is ready to publish on its website other easily accessible forms of self-training or self-training to restore and develop personal skills of people to help them transition from home to work rhythm and work environment offered by the Agency. employment.
Anyone who wants information or consultation on the topic of interest can contact the Counseling Center for Disadvantaged People in Berkovitsa by phone 0890943741 or by e-mail: berkpro.robg@abv.bg
Make your stay at home an advantage by using your free time! Surprise yourself, your loved ones, and most of all - your current and future employers!
08.05.2020
FOUR WAYS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES IN TIMES OF CRISIS
Times are uncertain, and for business owners, the pandemic situation and the restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus have made the environment appalling.
Following social distancing guidelines can be inconvenient and many companies face short-term losses and bleak prospects, writes the online edition entrepreneur.com.
Taking care of your business during a crisis is vital. Let's look at some practical and responsible strategies that can help you maintain your business even in this difficult time.
Focus on the company culture
Whether you work alone or have employees, your company has a culture. It is your ethos, your main meaning that sets you apart from your competitors.
According to a study by IBM, employees who have a strong relationship with their company and their colleagues perform better for their employers. That's right: a cohesive company culture leads to better experiences for both your employees and your customers.
So while you're slowing down, take some time to think about the type of business you want to run. Take some energy to encourage employees to think of themselves as a vital community, even if you all work remotely. The culture can be cultivated even from a distance. A shared sense of purpose and commitment to collective goals can establish your company as a great place to work.
Get closer to your community
Whether you own an accounting firm, a fabric store or a landscaping company, you are part of a community. Even online business is based somewhere.
Use the current break to build stronger connections with your neighbors. Explore your community and see what your company can do for it. If you can take on food supplies - do it. Is there an educational program that you can offer for free to parents to take care of their children - give it to them.
Strengthening ties with your community will speed up your recovery when the economy opens up.
Focus on what your customers need
When frightened consumers emptied shelves of disinfectants and staple foods in stores, what did large and small distilleries do? They shifted their production to mass quantities of hand sanitizers.
You could always rethink the goods and services you sell to meet new consumer needs. Restaurants, forced to close their salons, deliver ready-made food to the doorstep or sell food. Fabric stores offer protective masks. Accountants are exploring the new rules to help their clients keep as much of their money as possible.
When the market changes, the business must also change.
Adapt your content
Creating dynamic content for your website is one of the tasks you can focus on now. Generate content that will engage your customers and help promote your brand and your business.
Whether you're starting a company blog, creating fun and informative videos, or just updating information about your company's offerings, do it now. This makes sense, especially at a time when most people are at home, on their computers.
Not convinced that fresh content and strong SEO matter? Take a look at the statistics. A total of 72 percent of online marketers believe that content marketing is the most effective SEO strategy.
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 40 percent of businesses do not open after a disaster. This is a sobering statistic, and although we cannot anticipate or avoid any difficulty, what we can do is invest some time and energy in positioning the business to get into the best possible position.
21.04.2020
THE BANKS WHICH WILL RELEASE UP TO 4500 BGN. INTEREST-FREE LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS
Twelve of the largest banks in the country want to participate in the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) program, which will allow them to lend up to BGN 4,500 in interest-free loans to individuals. The guarantee program is with the BDB and will partner with these banks to provide loans to people deprived of the opportunity to work due to the pandemic of COVID-19 (employees on unpaid leave and self-insured persons). This measure will be financed with BGN 200 million from the capital increase of the Bulgarian Development Bank. At the end of March, the government adopted a decision to increase the capital of BDB with a total of BGN 700 million. The 12 partner banks are: Alliance Bank Bulgaria, DSK Bank, Investbank, International Asset Bank, UBB, Municipal Bank, Fibank, Raiffeisen Bank, Commercial Bank D, UniCredit Bulbank, CCB, Eurobank Bulgaria.
2020-04-17 European Commission approves a wage subsidy scheme in Bulgaria worth BGN 1.5 billion (approx. EUR 770 million) aimed at maintaining employment in the sectors most affected by the isolation measures introduced by the pandemic caused by the pandemic. coronavirus. The scheme was approved under the State Aid Temporary Framework adopted by the Commission on 19 March 2020 and amended on 3 April 2020.
Bulgaria has informed the Commission, referring to the Temporary Framework, of a wage subsidy scheme that will allow the Bulgarian authorities to finance 60% of the wage costs (including employers' social security contributions) of enterprises which , because of the pandemic, they will cut their staff without this help. The measure is limited to undertakings active in the sectors most affected by the current public health crisis, such as retail, tourism, passenger transport, culture, sports, leisure and recreation.
The Commission found that the Bulgarian scheme complied with the Temporary Framework. In particular, the measure will offset the cost of remuneration of undertakings operating in sectors which are particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, provided that they commit themselves to retaining permanent staff without aid, the aid intensity being in accordance with the maximum 80% allowed by the Temporary Framework, and the aid scheme complies with the maximum duration of twelve months.
The Commission therefore concludes that this measure is necessary, appropriate and proportionate in order to overcome serious difficulties in the economy of a Member State in accordance with Article 107 (3) (b) TFEU and with the conditions set out in the Temporary Framework.
The government has also decided to take over 60% of workers' insurance with changes to the Employer Compensation Decree in order to maintain the employment of employees during a state of emergency. Under the new provisions, the amount of compensation will be 60 percent of the insurance income for the month of January 2020 and of the employer 's social security contributions payable to any employee to whom the termination or part - time regime applies.
In the case of termination of employment, employers who have been compensated should pay the full amount of the workers' remuneration and the due social security contributions for the respective month. In the case of part-time work, the employer pays the full amount of the wage, defined as full-time work, and the due social security contributions for the respective month.
According to the changes, employers from the economic activities "Driver training" and "Day care for young children (private sector)" who discontinued the work of the enterprise or part of the enterprise with their order issued on the basis of an order of a state body will be able to apply for support.
The changes will also apply to employers who have applied for compensation before the decree comes into force. The financial resources necessary for the payment of social security contributions will be provided by the Unemployment Fund of the State Social Security.
17.04.2020
THE FIRST AID FROM THE BULGARIAN STATE UNDER THE 60/40 SCHEME IS PAID
BGN 274,273 paid the NSSI to the first 68 companies that requested state aid under the 60/40 scheme to pay the salaries of 1,065 workers. The first to request assistance are mainly micro and small enterprises, with 54 having up to 10 workers - restaurants, bars, furniture workshops. The largest assisted employer is the manufacturer of car glass "Sisecam Automotive Bulgaria" EAD. They received BGN 62 487,18 for 391 workers. Academic Sea Palace, which has several seaside hotels, sought help for 100 of its employees and received 39,700.32 BGN. Sunny Travel has taken 28 349 BGN for 65 workers. gymnastics and trampoline 2525 companies for 37 980 employees and workers have been requested by the state by April 13. The scheme does not pay for unpaid or sick leave, maternity leave and maternity leave up to adoption 5-year-olds or raising a child up to 2-years-old, reminiscent of the NSSI Under the 60/40 scheme, excl. According to the new provisions, the amount of compensation will be 60% of the insurance income for January 2020 and even more of the employer's due social security contributions. If companies quit and receive compensation, they will have to pay back all the money.
17.04.2020
GROWTH OF NEWLY REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED
The newly registered unemployed at the Labor Offices from March 13 to April 13, 2020 are 82,409, according to the Employment Agency in Bulgaria. At the beginning of the new week, there is an increase in the number of newly registered unemployed in one day - on April 13, according to preliminary data for one day, they are a total of 4 902 people, of whom 3 249 reported being released due to the coronavirus crisis. The number of newly registered one day at the end of the previous week - on April 10, 2020 - was 3,866. The largest share of the exempted from tourism, hotel and restaurant business is 39.1 percent of all newly registered after the state of emergency. Then, those from the trade sector - by 18.8 per cent and manufacturing - by 14.9 per cent. Transport generates 4.5 percent of the new unemployed.
