Up to 90 days of unpaid leave will be considered part of contributory service in the retirement scheme in 2021. This was decided by the Parliament at second reading with amendments to the State of Emergency Act. In this way, people who are on unpaid leave due to the pandemic will be able not to lose their right to a pension or unemployment benefits due to interruption of service and employers will be able to keep them longer at work, BTA reported.
Because of the coronavirus crisis, the government has already extended the period for unpaid leave twice, as previous to 2020 allowed unpaid leave was 30 days.
On Thursday , a cold front with clouds and precipitation will pass over the country. There will be short-term intense rainfalls with thunderstorms and hail. The lowest temperatures will be between 16 and 22°C; in Sofia - about 16°C...
Bulgaria has offered to help Hungary cope with the difficulties arising from the ban on the transit of oil across Ukraine. This transpired from a post on Facebook by Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. “Bulgaria, as a true friend and..
Bulgaria is among the countries with the highest shares of own property in Europe, but has the lowest share of insured homes, Nikolay Stanchev, chairman of the Management Board of the Association of Bulgarian Insurers, told BNT...
The man injured in the explosions at a fireworks warehouse near the village of Elin Pelin has died. The doctors did everything they could, condolences to..
The Bulgarian state is planning to allocate significant funding for the new laboratory at the Bulgarian base in Antarctica , public service TV BNT..
The 33rd Summer Olympics will be officially opened in Paris today. On this occasion, Bulgaria's Head of State Rumen Radev is in the French capital to..
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