Elderly people are increasingly becoming a valuable asset on the labour market, said Minister of Labour and Social Policy Biser Petkov in parliament today.
According to National Social Security Institute data, at the end of 2018 there were over 197,000 pensioners receiving retirement pensions who continue to work and pay social security contributions, Minister Petkov said. The increase in the employment rate among elderly persons has been a consistent trend since 2012.
According to the National Statistical Institute the employment rate among people aged 55 to 64 has gone up by 15 percent – from 45.7 percent in 2012 to 60.7 percent in 2018.
During the next 24 hours, it will remain mostly cloudy. There will also be rainfall with thunder, significant in places, mainly in the mountainous regions, and weak around the Danube. In the evening, precipitation will stop from the north. The minimum..
Despite the rainy weather in various parts of Bulgaria, churches in the country are full of believers on Good Friday. In Sofia, many of them visited the Saint Nedelya Metropolitan Cathedral. The worship continues throughout the day. In the evening,..
A Latvian airline has started operating direct flights from Riga Airport to Sofia , TravelNews reported. The first flight took place on May 2, 2024. Flights to the Latvian capital will be operated three times a week - on Tuesdays,..
For the first time Bulgaria has a specific deadline for joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), caretaker Premier..
The synoptic situation becomes more complicated next day . There will be short and at times heavy rain showers in the western part of Bulgaria during the..
About 800 thousand Bulgarians migrate every year as seasonal workers. This was stated by Valentina Vasilyonova, President of the Federation of..
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