The minimum wage will be set at BGN 1,077(EUR 545) from next year, caretaker Minister of Labor and Social Policy Ivaylo Ivanov told bTV. ''The Labour Code stipulates that the minimum wage is calculated as 50% of the average wage. The government is obliged to comply with this legislation'', said Minister Ivanov.
In his words, the minimum monthly salary is a tool through which the government influences income growth. Approximately 490,000 people are currently earning the minimum wage, Minister Ivanov emphasized. Regarding the dispute between trade unions and employers over the increase of the minimum wage, Minister Ivanov pointed out that it is much more important to implement the EU directive on minimum wage, and Bulgaria must fulfill this obligation by November 15. Currently, the minimum wage is BGN 933 (EUR 472).
On Thursday, it will be mostly sunny with scattered high clouds. In the afternoon, cumulus clouds will develop mainly over Western Bulgaria, with a chance of isolated showers. There will be a light easterly and northeasterly wind. There will be a..
35-year-old Hristina, who suffered the most severe injuries in the tragic ATV accident in the Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach, has died in hospital. The tragic news was shared on social networks. Her son, 4-year-old Martin, who was also hit in the..
Bulgaria’s parliament has instructed the government to set up a National Water Board within two weeks to coordinate the work of various institutions in tackling the country’s water crisis and preventing future shortages. During the discussions, it..
The aircraft, carrying Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria on Sunday, circled Plovdiv airport for an hour and a half before landing, said..
The government’s Eurozone campaign is not propaganda, Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova told journalists in Burgas, where the national information..
"The tax and social security burden will not increase." Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov made this statement to journalists in Burgas, refuting rumors..
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