0.9% growth in labor productivity in 2025, NSI reports
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NSI: The number of employees in 2024 increased by 21.0 thousand, or by 0.9%, as compared to 2023
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2021 ends with a record low unemployment level
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AOBE’s letter to the Minister of labour and social policy on the procedure for minimum insurable earnings for 2018
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Bulgaria's unemployment rises to 9.78% in January
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Small companies create 85 per cent of new jobs in EU, European Commission says
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BIA asks the President to veto pension system reforms
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Bulgarians are among EU nations with lowest knowledge of foreign languages, Eurostat data shows
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Is a four-day week imaginable in Bulgaria?
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World Bank, EP – Corporate Governance Seminar
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Business and the state seek coordination for hiring workers from third countries
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Forth Quarter of 2020
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State of the art Bulgarian technology-based tire factory opens in Vidin
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OPENED the regional center for competency assessment in Bourgas
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Parliament approves landmark rules to boost gender equality on corporate boards
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ABEO's Declaration on the Summarized Calculation of the Working Time
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Bulgaria’s Official Unemployment Rate Drops to 11.8% March 2013
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Third Quarter of 2019
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To date has been agreed under 4 per cent growth of the insurance thresholds
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Commission adopts proposals for a European Labour Authority and for access to social protection
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Bulgarian Machinery Manufacturers to Participate in Indian Industrial Expo
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Bulgaria Had Lowest Hourly Labor Costs in EU in 2013
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Main Labour Force Survey Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2017
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Tomcho Tomov: Bulgarian economy and current industrial relations need new regulations
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Bulgaria’s Tripartite Cooperation Council to Discuss Minimum Wage
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In the third quarter of 2023, compared to the third quarter of 2022, the total hourly labour cost rose by 15.1%
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8 people per hour leave Bulgaria
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11% growth in wages in the fourth quarter of 2025 on an annual basis, the NSI reported
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In the third quarter of 2025, the activity rate of the population decreased by 0.5 p.p. on an annual basis
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Bulgarian Social Minister Strikes National Stats Unemployment Data
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Radosvet Radev: The worker has to be sated, the businessman – hungry for challenges
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BIA standpoint on the regulation of telework in the Labour Code
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On 4 June an extraordinary meeting of the IOE was held within the current 93rd Session of the International Labour Conference currently taking place i
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Bulgaria's Unemployment Levels Remain Unchanged in Feb 2014
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Second Quarter of 2020
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Poverty in Bulgaria Up 2%
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BIA’s position on La Hulpe Declaration on the future of the European Pillar of Social Rights
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NCTC held a remote session
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BIA: the current posting of workers regimen should stay
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CURRENT SITUATION ON THE LABOUR MARKET IN BULGARIA: One of five people under 24 years old is undereducated; Workforce quality is deteriorating; Popula
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DECLARATION of the members of the Expert Advisory Board on the case on "Corporate Commercial Bank (ССВ)"
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Bulgarian Railways to Go on Strike against Cuts
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Should civil contracts be taxed like employment contracts?
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Dobri Mitrev: Skills development should be part of economic development strategies
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What is the cost of man-hour worked in Bulgaria?
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More than 6.1 million workers trained under the Pact for Skills
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The National Employment Agency launches study on the employer's needs for staff
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Contract until an average increase of the minimum insurance levels (MIL) for 2015 is 4.2%.
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Dimitar Brankov: Complete measures are needed to reduce the gray sector and concealment of INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS
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BIA welcomes the presentation of the Ministry of Finance draft amendments to the Social Security Code
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BIA standpoint on amendments to the Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria
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MLSP awards the first annual awards for corporate social responsibility
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Life Expectancy at Birth in the Period 2020 - 2022
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Bulgaria ranked 54th in Global Competitiveness Report
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According to BIA's survey: Only 17% of the employers haven't adopted forms of remote employment
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Will the parliament have time for the changes related to the private pension funds
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21 BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES OF PILOT PROJECT OF BIA PARICIPATING IN SECOND ORDER BY TRAINING FOR ASSESSORS OF COMPETENCE
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Bojidar Danev: Today, the most strategic investment of the EU is its expansion
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Bulgarian students place last but one in PISA research
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"Machines Are Empty" - Labor hunger in Northeastern Bulgaria
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Commission presents European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience
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Mariya Mincheva is the chairperson of the Supervisory Board of NSSI
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257,100 students enrolled at Bulgaria’s universities in 2014/2015
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OUR COUNTRY IS A LEADER IN THE RATE OF INCREASE IN INCOMES IN THE EU
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Legal migration: Attracting skills and talent to the EU
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Access to the labor market in Bulgaria for citizens of Ukraine
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, First Quarter of 2020
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Bulgaria's FinMin Firm on Not Hiking Minimum Wage
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NEA: The Level of Registered Unemployment for December is 6.7%
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MES supports the educational model of EVIC
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GEMA - E-NEWSLETTER, Jan 2015
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Bulgaria competition watchdog to investigate medicine monopoly claims
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The potential of refugees from Ukraine on the labor market in Bulgaria
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The International Labor Organization publishes its report on the effects of COVID-19 on the labor market
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Pension funds swing to profit in 2009
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FinMin Reassures Bulgarians, Pledges New Minimum Wage Hike
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What will the electronic employment record look like?
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Business and trade unions in an argument about the minimum wage
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COVID19: EU institutions and Members states must support and protect businesses and workers
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Employers, unionists are against revision of State Budget 2014
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Tackling skills shortages & inactivity head-on to deliver a resilient labour market
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June 30 - deadline for submitting applications for the "Keep me" program
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Minister Sacheva: State assistance available during the new lockdown
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Advancing gender equality in Europe is critical for economic growth, innovation, and social cohesion
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The National Competence Assessment System was successfully upgraded with five new sectors under a project implemented by MLSP in partnership with BIA
+Research on the Educational and Vocational Qualification Structure of the Workforce at National, Sector, and Regional Level
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BAPM with proposals to facilitate access for refugees from Ukraine to the labor market in Bulgaria
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State abdicated health problems
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April 2017 - Euro area unemployment at 9.3% - EU28 at 7.8%
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NSI reports a 12% annual increase of prices in industry
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The business in Yambol has clients, buildings, machines and capital, but no people!
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BIA supports amendments to the Labour Code regarding telework
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Bulgarian Wins Prestigious International Network Contest
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BIA’s Board of Management approves a position on the principles for determination of minimum wage and main expectations to the 2022 state budget
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Main Labour Force Survey Results for the Third Quarter of 2014
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DIGITAL SKILL LEVELS LAGGING LABOR MARKET REQUIREMENTS
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Measures in support of business and employment must not be cancelled abruptly
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Employers can apply for funding for projects to provide an accessible environment for people with disabilities
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THE MINIMUM WAGE FORMULA IS A THREAT TO THE STABILITY OF THE ECONOMY
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Geneva hosts the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference
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Important For Employers who want to receive Funds for the Period Before 1.10.2020 by the Second Design of the 60/40 Measure
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WRITTEN STATEMENT - COMMISSION PROPOSAL FOR THE DIRECTIVE ON TRANSPARENT AND PREDICTABLE WORKING CONDITIONS
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Official start of the European "Digital Transformation of the World of Work" project
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EC: MyCompetence offers good practices and sets an example for other EU countries
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Bulgaria’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 8% in Q2 2016
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Press conference at BIA
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BIA supports carriers' protest against the European mobility package
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Main Labour Force Survey Results, Third Quarter of 2024
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Subject: The EC Proposal for a Framework Directive on Minimum Wages
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Bulgaria Registered 0% Inflation in January
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Employment and Social Developments in Europe: 2019 review highlights that tackling climate change can be a driver for growth and jobs
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Every Fourth Bulgarian With University Degree Works Abroad
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Employees under Labour Contract and Average Wages and Salaries, Fourth Quarter of 2017
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Employees under Labour Contract and Average Wages and Salaries, Third Quarter of 2017
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Bulgaria's Ruling Party 'Optimistic' about Minimum Salary, Pension Raise
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GDP and Labor productivity for the Second Quarter of 2018 (preliminary data
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Third Quarter of 2023
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Guides in the field of social innovation
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Bojidar Danev was a key speaker during the Tripartite Social Summit in Brussels
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Bulgaria's Real Unemployment Rate Is 19%, Expert Claims
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EC supported measures against smoking, taken in Bulgaria
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Labour cost index - Third quarter of 2025
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BIA standpoint on the draft budgets of the State, National Health Insurance Fund and State Social Security
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Some 500,000 people to leave the grey economy
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Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Up 0.7 pp in Q3 Y/Y
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The growth of minimum wage - a problem or a solution to improve living standards?
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Bulgaria in 5th place among the best countries for retirement in Europe
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Sectoral online meetings held on the generational differences of the workplace
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The electronic employment record book would be a significant convenience for workers
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EUROPEAN PILLAR OF SOCIAL RIGHTS: RIGHT AIMS, WRONG APPROACH
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BIA opinion on Ordinance of amendment and supplement of Regulation № 5 from 2002 about the content and timing of the notification on Art. 62, para 5 of the Labour
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European Commission: Key infringements and decisions by policy area
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Four Bulgarians have been approved for participation in the reference groups of the European project ESCO
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Maria Mincheva: The skills we have will determine Europe's future
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Dobri Mitrev: Our main focus is improving the level of digital skills
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Main Labour Force Survey Results, First Quarter of 2023
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Dr. Tomcho Tomov: Education in Bulgaria creates unemployed people
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SOCIAL DIALOGUE PROVIDES SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
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The NEA shares information for employers receiving support under the 60/40 measure
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Home Office: Separating the Workplace from your Personal Time
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BIA protested against the proposed new CRITERIA regarding national representation of employers' organizations
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GEMA - E-NEWSLETTER, Feb 2016
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Bulgaria ranked 4th in EU in number of judges: official
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Maria Mincheva: Ukrainian citizens with humanitarian or refugee status can work in our country
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Bojidar Danev: MyCompetence plays a key role in bringing the professional and educational standards
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Business representatives discuss lack of staff in Shumen
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Higher wages and pensions to cost Bulgarian Budget 400M leva
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The role and importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills - a BusinessEurope position paper
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Main Labour Force Survey Results for the Second quarter of 2018
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BusinessEurope: The EU’s social policy can and should support its competitiveness
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GEMA - E-NEWSLETTER, Jan 2016
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EC: May Infringements package: key decisions
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Posting of workers: a bad compromise driven by political symbolism
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Dutch keep Bulgaria, Romania in Schengen waiting room
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Radosvet Radev: Bulgarian economy is lacking between 120 000 and 150 000 people
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Bulgaria Court Revokes 2015 Minimum Wage Bill
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Bulgarian Industrial Association reports rise in number of enterprises
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EESC Employers’ Group presents counter-opinion on platform work
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Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonisation
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The Bulgarian Industrial Association Held a Press Conference Today on the Pension System Reform during an Economic Crisis
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60% of Bulgaria's Unemployed Stay Jobless for over 1 Year
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BIA's Management Board position on the minimum wage and main expectations to the 2022 State Budget
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Main Labour Force Survey Results for the First Quarter of 2017
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Is it possible to raise the minimum wage?
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Life Expectancy at Birth in the Period 2022 - 2024
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Jasmina Saraivanova: The unemployment map shows the necessity of better policies in the regions
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Union of Skills: a key milestone in addressing the EU’s skills and labour shortages
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Pension Insurance in the Republic of Bulgaria – Current Problems and Necessary Reforms
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Main Labour Force Survey Results, Third Quarter of 2023
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Government discusses aid program for Ukrainians seeking protection in Bulgaria
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Industry on the rise by 9.3%, construction sector to shrink by 14.5%
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Quarterly Labour Cost Index, Second Quarter of 2018
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BIA does not support the new minimum wage proposal from 1 January 2024
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Bojidar Danev: The economy operates within a year if the state is a good payer
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ESC adopts a position on the plan for the introduction of the European Pillar of Social Rights
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Kamen Kolev, Vice President of BIA will attend the UK Presidency Conference of CSR
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MEPs: Minimum wage is a remedy for inequality and in-work poverty
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Bulgaria Mulls Raising Minimum Wage in 2015
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Burgas and Stara Zagora BECAME PART OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR THE EVALUATION OF Workforce Competencies
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European employers discussed challenges to the labour market at a forum in Sofia
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Provisional deal on EU social security coordination rules contributes to simplification
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EESC Employers' Group lodges a counter opinion on adequate minimum wages
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BIA for effective reform of the Pension Insurance System
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900 Bulgarians find work in EU countries in the first six months of the year
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Dobri Mitrev: The President has no reason to veto the Budget
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Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption during the Third Quarter of 2024
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Letter of the AOBE to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria on the veto on the amendments to the Labor Mobility Act
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Coronavirus resurgence: Commission steps up action to reinforce preparedness and response measures across the EU
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BIA SUPPORTS THE DRAFT LAW ON FOREIGNERS IN BULGARIA, SUBMITTED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
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Main Labour Force Survey Results, Fourth Quarter of 2021
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Employees and average wages and salaries - Third quarter of 2025
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Less than 5% of households own two-thirds of the money in deposits in Bulgaria
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Lack of staff and insufficient infrastructure are the main problems for business in Shumen
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RIA - Ruse motivates schools to introduce corporate social responsibility
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United Nations Development Programme an extended meeting of the Advisory Board of the Bulgarian Global Compact Network
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EC survey on the quality of internships in the EU
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BIA created 16 sectoral methodologies and programs for informal training for the development of digital skills
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M. Mincheva: AI should not become a source of new divisions, but a tool for stronger economies, better jobs and sustainable growth
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BIA: We could expect a second wave of unemployment by the end of the year
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Bulgaria's Q3, 2012 Unemployment Rate at 11.5%
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More than 50 000 people in Bulgaria lost their jobs in January 2012
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Bulgarians aging and getting fewer, economy withering
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AOBE presented its priorities for 2022
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Ministry of Labour and Social Policy Introduces a New National Classification of Occupations
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BIA does not support the Increase of the Minimum Wage for 2021.
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Bulgarian Business Demands Upping All Retirement Pensions
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Mariya Mincheva participated in a conference dedicated to green skills in vocational education and training
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Coca-Cola HBC Volunteers Reforest the Burned Area of Youth Hill in Plovdiv
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Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption during the Third Quarter of 2021
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AOBE’s standpoint on MLSP’s proposal for a project for tripartite agreement on minimum wage
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COVID-19: Parliament approves crucial EU support measures
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155 small firms to receive funding in first wave of grants under EU SME Instrument
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Gender pay gap: Parliament adopts new rules on binding pay-transparency measures
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Recognition of Moldovian job applications under the Labor Migration Agreement
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Fourth Quarter of 2024
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Main Labour Force Survey Results, Fourth Quarter of 2022
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Council approves EU law to improve gender balance on company boards
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Employment Agency started a new procedure for the 60/40 measure
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The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, the leaders of the nationally represented employers’ organizations and the trade unions signed a Pact for Economic and
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Bulgarian Industrial Association: Against whom have agreed, gentlemens?
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According to NSC data Bulgarian population will melt down to between 6.3 and 6.5 million in 2035: Assoc. Prof. Elitsa Dimitrova
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In the first quarter of 2025, compared to the first quarter of 2024, the total hourly labour cost rose by 12.4%
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Radosvet Radev - Member of the jury in the Career Show Awards 2021 competition
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Pension reforms should be made in a voyage and with subsequent dialogue and consensus building public consensus
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BIA: Government to submit year-end platform for economic recovery and growth, which will be carried over till the end of its mandate
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Main Labour Force Survey Results - Second quarter of 2026
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Employees under Labour Contract and Average Wages and Salaries, First Quarter of 2018
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Main Labour Force Survey Results for the Third Quarter of 2020
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Labour costs up by 4.8%
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EU: Three countries with lowest unemployment rate
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Unemployment rate persists at 10.8% in July
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EESC Opinion on minimum income: Employers' Group for a pragmatic and efficient approach
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Main Labour Force Survey Results for the Third Quarter of 2018
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AOBE with proposals for emergency measures in connection with the crisis in Ukraine
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BIA: Some 16% of employers plan to increase salaries in 2011
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STATEMENT OF BIA regarding the new criteria for representativeness of employers' organizations
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Weak infrastructure, slow administration and lack of staff – key problems of business in Plovdiv
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BusinessEurope: t is high time that the EU acknowledges the role of economic migration in helping to address Europe’s labour and skills needs
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GEMA - E-NEWSLETTER, December 2015
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Subject: The Proposal of Changing the Methodology for Determining the Poverty Line
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UNICEF starts the new "Education for every child" campaign
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Bulgarians' Consumer Confidence Up 8% Jul 2012
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AOBE presents its priorities for 2019
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22% of young Bulgarians neither study nor work
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Political calmness to secure good economy perspectives for Bulgaria
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€3.4 billion REACT-EU pre-financing to Member States welcoming refugees fleeing Ukraine
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Social security rate cuts likely to be shelved
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BIA: Some 93% of businesses demand that state officials pay personal social security contributions
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Easy-to-follow rules protect the health of workers in heat
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10,000 new jobs after the revival of Bulgarian construction materials production
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BIA: increase in minimum wages increases unemployment
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EESC wants ambitious, inclusive employment policies to meet Europe’s 2030 targets
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Proposal for establishment of a specialized fund for raising minimum pensions
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Labour Force Survey 2019, Main Results
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Bulgaria's 2015 Draft Budget Includes Minimum Wage Freeze
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Employers in the EESC do not support the proposal to introduce a protocol on social progress to the European treaties
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Global agreement reached at ILO Conference on action for COVID-19 recovery
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MLSP updates the financial support order of employees active in the shutdown sectors
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Bojidar Danev: Disappearing Jobs Due to Technological Advances
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STUDY OF NEED FOR highly skilled workforce in the BULGARIAN LABOUR
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PROPOSALS FROM THE SOCIAL PARTNERS for changes in labor and social security legislation
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Bulgaria's Business Environment Ranks 46th Worldwide
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BIA and EVIC are working on new curricula for electrical mobility
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European roadmap shows path towards common lifting of containment measures
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The General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) visited BIA today
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Euro zone unemployment at record high
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BusinessEurope offers to the ETUC to negotiate the revision of the European Works Councils Directive
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Maria Mincheva: Skill development strategies must be an integral part of overall economic strategies
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Competence Assessment Information System is a fact
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CAMPUS - special place for educating older workforce in digital competences
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Sofia University Rector, Prof. Ilchev and Bozhidar Danev, chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial Association, signed the Agreement
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BIA adressses Minister Sacheva about the Employment Retention Measures
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GEMA - E-NEWSLETTER, AUGUST 2016
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Advisory Board for the optimization of the social security system will prepare options for reforms in social security legislation
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Bulgarian Industrial Association Sets Conditions for Supporting Bulgaria's 2026 State, Health and Social Insurance Budgets
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Posting of workers: MEPs and Council strike a deal on pay and working conditions
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Bulgaria Scores Highly in Personal Freedom and Choice - SPI
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How to deal with inflation and social problems?
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Labour Force Survey 2018, Main Results
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Fourth Quarter of 2023
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The Employment Agency promotes job mobility for newcomers.
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Crisis puts European social model to serious test
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Will there be a new mechanism for determining the minimum wage?
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Third Quarter of 2024
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Gross Domestic Product & Labor productivity - Third Quarter of 2020
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Commission publishes directive on minimum wages
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Fair labour mobility: Commission welcomes agreement on the European Labour Authority
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Average Wage in Bulgaria Increased 4-fold in 2000-2015
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Platform Work Directive: BusinessEurope message ahead of EU Member States' meeting
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Bulgaria is among first in EU for people employed in high-tech
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MyCompetence is already used by over 30,000 users
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Salary setting mechanisms across EU Member States and the issue of seniority and variable pay – brief review of Eurofound material and findings
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Every fourth employer in Bulgaria to hire employees over the next quarter
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Do you know if your employees are engaged in what they do at work and with the business goals of your organization?
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9-11 September - Project for encouraging of the social dialogue in the enterprises
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Drastic rise in new retiree numbers
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Bulgarian Industrial Association opposes legislative changes on Silver fund
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EC binds public procurement with labour conditions
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Labour Force Survey 2023, Main Results
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Philip Morris Bulgaria is again Top Employer in the country
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Bulgaria Registers 9% December 2010 Unemployment
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Strike to Halt All Bulgarian Trains on November 24
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Bulgarian Employers’ Associations Threaten to Leave ‘Useless’ Tripartite Cooperation Council
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Four-Day Workweek: Is It Possible in Bulgaria?
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Social and employment impact of Covid-19 calls for extraordinary measures
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Kamen Kolev, Vice President of the Bulgarian Industrial Association participates in a Regional Forum on "Corporate Social Responsibility for SMEs in C
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Youth Guarantee: Commission reviews 18 pilot projects
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BIA investigate the life cycle of qualifications and competences
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Tourism receives support from the Employment Agency through a national campaign
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Protecting people working through platforms: Commission launches a first-stage consultation of the social partners
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Fourth Quarter of 2024
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50 actions that companies expect from the new Commission in the first 100 days
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Bozhidar Danev: PENSION SYSTEMS require less privileges and more transparency
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Employers' organizations do not support proposals for changes in the Armed Forces Reserve Act
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Quarterly Labour Cost Index, First Quarter of 2022
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Population and Demographic processes - 2025 - final data
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Bojidar Danev: We support the 4th scenario of the White paper on the future of Europe – “Doing less more efficiently”
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The vice-president of BIA, Mr. Kamen Kolev, represented IOE during the sub-regional “Employment Strategies in the Face of Globalization” conference fo
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Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption during the First Quarter of 2023
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THE MAJORITY OF COMPANIES HAVE A LOW LEVEL OF DIGITALIZATION
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Open letter to the employers and trade unions on the decision of the problems in the CCB
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Employees and average wages and salaries - Second quarter of 2026
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Employees Under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries in 2023
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Third Quarter of 2020
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Third quarter 2015 compared with second quarter 2015 -18% of unemployed persons in the EU found a job
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Dimitar Brankov: The "wealth tax" might harm the middle class and the savings of the citizens
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BIA: Less universities but with a higher quality
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Subject: The 60/40 Measure
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800 million work spaces will die out by 2030 thanks to automation, a report says
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COMMON EU PLATFORM FACILITATES THIRD COUNTRY RECRUITMENT
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The key to employment are skills not certificates
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PISA: Bulgarian students come last in Europe
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Up to 200 000 jobs can be provided by Bulgarian employers to Ukrainian citizens
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Nearly half of Bulgarian companies operate in the grey sector
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Social partners requested MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER REGARDING THE PENSION REFORM
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125 people from 37 companies participated in educational activities on how to apply the intergenerational approach
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Quarterly Labour Cost Index, Fourth Quarter of 2023
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Bulgaria plans gradual rise in retirement age, pension payments
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Daniela Simidchieva: Financial incentives for businesses if introduced dual system
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Labour cost index - Fourth quarter of 2025
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Pension funds almost unaffected by crisis
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Bulgaria's Medica sales revenue grows 31% Y/Y in January-August
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Bulgaria Registers Increase in Average Monthly Wage at End of 2014
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Open entry for 2021 Responsible Business Awards
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EC proposes measures in support of the social economy
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Employers and trade unions will participate in the meeting on Monday NCTC
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The registered unemployment rate for May, 2021 - steadily reaching its pre-covid level
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Bulgaria's Average Monthly Wage Up 4.3% in Q1 2013 Y/Y
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Main Labour Force Survey Results, First Quarter of 2025
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Measures supporting affected businesses extended until mid-2021
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BIA IS A PARTNER OF THE TV PROJECT “UNDERCOVER BOSS”
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4 Key priorities were set by Employers' organizations for 2012 06.01.2012g.
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Bozhidar Danev will be a member of the Board of ESCO in the next term of office
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Bulgarian Businesses Report Higher Labor Costs in Q1 2014
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Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Still 9.78%
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Recruitment of third-country nationals – a way to reduce lack of staff on the Bulgarian labor market
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Exposure to asbestos: MEPs adopt law to protect workers more robustly
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POWERYOU - leading people over 50 to an exciting journey to digital performances
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BIA is an official partner of the Career Show 2021
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GRIGOR DIMITROV: WITHOUT REFORMS WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY EXTRA FOR HEALTHCARE
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By 16.1% rose the total hourly labour cost for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the fourth quarter of 2021
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Home office: Half of the employers will continue applying forms of remote work after the end of the pandemic
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Population and Demographic Processes in 2024
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Unemployment rate in Bulgaria registers steady decline
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Future of work – acquiring of appropriate knowledge and skills to meet the needs of future jobs
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Commission adopts Guidelines on collective agreements by solo self-employed people
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The Commission has launched the new version of the Europass platform
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BIA LAUNCHES A LARGE-SCALE 4-YEAR PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RESOURCES
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Stanislav Popdonchev: Investing in people and high-tech is key to the future of the labor market
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Leonid Hazday: There are jobs for Ukrainian citizens
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Labour Force Survey 2024, Main Results
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Productivity, Payment, Growth Tendencies
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Bulgarian Industrial Association Opposes Minimum Wage Hike Proposal
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Labour cost index - First quarter of 2026
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Main Labour Force Survey Results - First quarter of 2026
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2022 begins with increase in announced jobs in the real economy
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AOBE presented its position on the draft State Budget, Social Security Budget, and NHIF Budget for 2026
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Bulgarian Trade Unions Fume over Wage Increase Controversy
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BIA standpoint on the Draft Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria
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New deadlines for applications under measure 60/40 for the months of November and December 2021
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Main Labour Force Survey Results - Second quarter of 2025
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Coronavirus: Commission presents practical guidance to ensure the free movement of critical workers
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BIA launched an electronic platform for digital skills training
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The state will continue the support for employers until the end of July 2021.
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Bulgaria Slumps to 57th in World Competitiveness Scoreboard
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Recruit4Tomorrow project: Key findings and future challenges for recruiting workers from third-countries
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MLSP updates Order for Preservation of Employment
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Employers’ views on European Commission initiative on the long-term unemployed
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Registered unemployment remains low in February
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LIDL Bulgaria - TOP Employer for the third consecutive year
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Kamen Kolev: Quick payments need to be transferred to the business sector and by the Bulgarian State
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Bulgaria's Average Wage Down 0.9% in Q3 2011
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Main Labour Force Survey Results, Third Quarter of 2021
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Four-day workweek - too avant-garde for Bulgaria?
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2016 THROUGH THE EYES OF BUSINESS
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BULGARIA IS FIRST IN GROWTH OF SALARIES IN THE EU
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Bulgaria to Receive EUR 100 M under EU Scheme for Boosting Youth Employment
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European survey *: 92% of Bulgarian adults expect vocational education to be a priority
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Inflation, Employees, Average Wage and GDP – April 2025
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Peer Review on “Competence Assessment System: MyCompetence”, Sofia (Bulgaria), 28-29 November 2019
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Stanislav Popdonchev: Responsible business conduct standards are an opportunity, not a burden
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We borrow smaller and smaller mortgage loans and repay rapid loans in advance
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BIA: The reforms of social security systems must be made "piece", without preliminary analysis and debate
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IOE members are invited to distribute the SDG Stock Take survey to their member companies ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit.
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Bulgarian NGO Urges Caretaker Govt, Trade Unions to Quit Populist Rhetoric
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Every year Bulgarians pay more for health services
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Bojidar Danev: The country should pay only for specialties which are in demand on the market.
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There cannot be social dimension without a sound economic foundation
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Commission sets out strategy to promote decent work worldwide and prepares instrument for ban on forced labour products
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The difference between salaries in the private and public sector: What lies behind the growing gap?
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Quarterly Labour Cost Index, Second Quarter of 2017
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EU Climate Change Commissioner Taps Bulgaria's Back
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BIA launches a project to increase the digital competencies of employees in the economy
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How will the possible increase in the minimum wage affect employers?
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EU Anti-Poverty Strategy
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PROVIDING PERSPECTIVES FOR THE YOUNG: NO TIME TO LOSE
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As Bulgaria empties, government struggles to dole out pension pot
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Bulgaria’s Unemployed 12.9% in November – Eurostat
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The Bulgarian Industrial Association presents a study on corporate experience in managing workplace stress and professional burnout
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Unemployment rate dropped to 10.14% in March
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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines Adipharm for drug imitation
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100 million BGN EU funding to improve the working environment in enterprises
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The use of "silver human capital" requires more effective and focused actions by the state and employers
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Labour Force Survey 2020, Main Results
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Pensions in Bulgaria Increase by 2.6 %
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Employers and employees suggest measures to increase efficiency and transparency of social dialogue
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REGARDING: Possible infringement of European Union Law
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ILO shall distribute an analysis of the pension insurance in Bulgaria, conducted by AOBE
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EC survey on the quality of internships in the EU
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Hundreds of children introduced to a kaleidoscope of professions during “Proud of my parents’ work” 2021
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Employees under Labour Contract and Average Wages and Salaries, Third Quarter of 2016
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Board of Directors of ESCO met with the Information System Competence Assessment BIA
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, First Quarter of 2021
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Home office increases the risk of employees working overtime
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The Crisis makes employers cautious on Christmas bonuses
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Labour Force Survey 2017, Main Results
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Some 411,000 Bulgarians Are Jobless
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Written statement directive: yes to modernisation, no to new burdens on companies
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Address by Dimiter Brankov, Vice president of the BIA, Employer delegate to the 104-th International Labor Conference
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Minister Lorer discusses with AOBЕ coordination on accommodation and finding aid to help refugees from Ukraine
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Analysis of the Current Situation and Tendencies on the Labour Market and Workforce in Bulgaria
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Grigor Dimitrov: SINGLE LIFTING of pensionable age will not solve the problem long term
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BIA is concerned about the hasty arrangement for the posting of workers in the EU
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Bulgaria once again ranks first in the eurozone for growth in labour costs
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Bulgaria's Producer Price Index Down 2.9% Dec 2013 Y/Y
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Position of the Bulgarian Industrial Association on the draft budget of the National Health Insurance Fund for 2013
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Nearly 90% of young people want to study and work under flexible employment
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Only 3% of employees want to return fully to the office
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M. Mincheva: We see no reforms - only a mechanical increase in taxes and social security contributions
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BIA’s proposal on changes in status and revenue sources of the Silver fund
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Minimum Monthly Wage in Bulgaria to Go Up September 1
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Radosvet Radev: Quotas for people with disabilities are arrogant interference of the state in a free market
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Radosvet Radev: The peak of the labour shortage will come in 2020
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New survey of European companies highlights critical labour and skills shortages
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Employees and average wages and salaries - Second quarter of 2025
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By the increase in the minimum wage does not increase income and expenses!
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Quarterly Labour Cost Index, First Quarter of 2023
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55 million euro from EU to reduce leave of youth unemployment in Bulgaria to 2020
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Mariya Mincheva: The future belongs to young people!
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Occupational safety and health in a changing world of work
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ESC will develop standpoints on the Health Strategy and the Social System Reform
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Bulgaria spends least per capita for social protection and health
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Businesses, schools still not ready for dual education
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What jobs for refugees from Ukraine does business offer?
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Union of brewers in Bulgaria with two awards from MLSP
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Fair minimum wages: Commission launches second-stage consultation of social partners
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Revision of the Posting of Workers Directive – BUSINESSEUROPE position
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Coronavirus: EU guidance for a safe return to the workplace
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1/5 Bulgarian Employees Work in Gray Economy
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Bulgarian Cabinet Slashes State Servants Paid Leave
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BIA again insists for adoption of a mechanism, criteria and transparent methodology for determination of the minimum wage
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The unemployment rate in July falls to a record 5%
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ILO Warns Of 202 Million Unemployed In 2012 Amid Austerity
+BIA and the International Organization of Employers organized a Discussion on the “Collective Labour Bargaining at Branch Level” in Plovdiv on 1 a
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June 19th 2007: Grey Economy Discussion
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bTV: The most common violations of labor rights during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Nearly 300 people with disabilities and their families received support for their inclusion in employment
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Deputy Jordan Hristoskov was designated chairman of the NCTC
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Fourth Quarter of 2022
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BIA does not underestimate the challenges to national security, but reminds that reforms are necessary in that sector
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Bulgarian FinMin Prepares Customs, Revenue Agency Merger
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Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged In March
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Skills for the future a priority of the Bulgarian EU Presidency
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Silver Fund is not govt's deposit: economist
+BIA delivered an Address to the political forces represented in the 40th National Assembly
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BIA became part of the UN Global Compact
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, First Quarter of 2023
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The Pandemic Increases Social and Economic Inequalities
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GEMA - E-NEWSLETTER, JULE 2016
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Main Labour Force Survey Results for the Third Quarter of 2019
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Nearly 150 000 jobs per year on average will provide a dual system
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One-stop-shop for coronavirus health information and travel possibilities now available on Android and iOS
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Frequently Asked Questions: the EU Return Policy
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Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Hits 11.5% in Q3 2012
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Borissov: Pensions reduced the fiscal reserve
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Employers look for skills and competences, not for diplomas
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Bulgaria Ranked 55th Out of 61 Competitive Economies
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Trade unions and employers propose updating of the national trilateral agreement
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Household incomes increased by 9.8% in the third quarter of 2025.
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Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Hits 12% in Q1 2011
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Updated population projection up to 2090
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BIA offers 36 free digital skills trainings
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BIA’s President moderates a round table on "Social Economy, Social Policy, CSR"
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Еmployers’ Organizations Invite Trade unions for Negotiations about Minimum Wage
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Youth employment: Commission proposes package of measures
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Some 65 projects to compete for the Social Business Awards
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Gross Domestic Product for the Third Quarter of 2023 (preliminary data)
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A National Council for Workforce Competence Assessment in Bulgaria shall develop and govern a Network for Workforce Competence Assessment by Sectors a
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Sopharma shareholders to vote on CEO bonus
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Parliament endorsed EUR 1.6 billion for the National Health Fund in 2015
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BIA: Every sixth unemployed young people up to 25 years has never commenced work
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BusinessEurope reacts to the ECJ ruling on the Minimum Wage Directive
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Bulgaria has been awarded by the UN Global Compact for responsible behavior of companies and consumers
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Social Minister uncontracted minimum insurance levels increases 4.2%
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First introduce voluntary professional standards in the security industry by sector competency model
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Russe Industrial Association collects applications for a youth exchange program
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Europe's robots to become 'electronic persons' under draft plan
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BIA: Encouraging the employer to hire people with disabilities is better than sanctions
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Euro area unemployment rate at 10.3 %
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Better governance of public finances and reforms in the social, health and banking sectors recommended by the EU Council for Bulgaria
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What do you need to know about the electronic employment record?
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Joint project of ILO and BIA to reduce the informal economy by establishing contribution payment centers at the regional industrial association in sup
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BIA is hosting two-day training for employers from Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
+Employers from Central Asia and Caucasus are being trained in Bulgaria in the frames of ILO project
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Is there a political will and commitment for changes in pension system?
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AOBE presented its priorities for 2025
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Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption during the Third Quarter of 2020
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Philippe de Buck: EU to invest in education, science and infrastructure
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Gender balance in business – let’s break the glass ceiling
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Bulgaria exports a staggering USD 1 billion of IT services
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Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable Industry
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Bulgarian government raises minimum wage despite obstacles
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, First Quarter of 2024
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Refugees from Ukraine and the Bulgarian labor market - how integration happens
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HR businesses should focus on talent hunting over the Internet
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The Pension Insurance System in The Republic of Bulgaria - Current Problems and Necessary Changes
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BIA: CHANGES IN SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM are late and another delay would worsen even more problems
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CITUB and the BIA: The update of the NHIF budget needst to be a priority
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Seizing the final chance to improve the pay transparency trilogue deal
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Burnout: Will Every Second Bulgarian Suffer From Emotional Burnout In 10 Years?
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Posting of workers: A bad deal that will harm the functioning of the Single Market for services
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European business seeks a step change in EU social policy
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BIA Index 2025: Bulgaria has potential, but reforms cannot wait
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Bulgarian Employers, Trade Unions Lock Horns over Labor Code
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Radosvet Radev protects the rights of Bulgarian carriers to the President of BusinessEurope
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Employees under Labour Contract and Gross Average Wages and Salaries, Fourth Quarter of 2021
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555.50 BG leva is the social security income for October 2009
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Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Crawls Down
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Ministry of Economy: Real action is needed to provide staff for business
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BIA: Urgent to focus on competencies and skills, not just the knowledge of the educational system
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During times of crisis, an increase in the minimum wage will lead to higher unemployment rates
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Quarterly Labour Cost Index, Second Quarter of 2021
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Address to the 43rd National Assembly and the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
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BIA establishes 16 Sectoral Councils for digital skills
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Will the business recover from another lockdown?
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