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.
On Tuesday it will be cloudy, with rainfalls in many places. In the high fields of the western regions of Bulgaria it will snow. In the eastern regions the precipitation will be significant. In the western and central regions the..
The construction of a new Danube bridge near Ruse may begin in 2026, as European funding totalling 2.5 billion euros has been provided, the city's regional governor, Dragomir Draganov reported. The new bridge over the..
Around mid-January, we are expected to fulfil the last criterion for the eurozone, which will allow us to submit the convergence reports to the European Central Bank and the European Commission, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar..
12 settlements in Smolyan district are without electricity after the heavy snowfall yesterday. Settlements in the municipalities of Smolyan, Devin and..
This year, employers prefer to replace the 13th salary with Christmas events and bonuses. Less than 50% of companies in Bulgaria pay bonuses...
Long lines of trucks and cars have formed at the border with Turkiye, reported Nova TV. The line of trucks on the Maritsa motorway has reached..
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