Nearly 22% of Bulgarians are "working poor", indicate the latest data of the National Statistical Institute at the end of 2022. This was announced by the Chairperson of the Economic and Social Council Zornitsa Rusinova at a consultative meeting with the MPs from the National Assembly Committee on Labour, Social and Demographic Policy.
The Economic and Social Council is preparing an analysis of the scope of this group of workers, as well as recommendations for legislative changes to reduce the number of these people. The experts will establish whether this is related to low qualifications and lack of certain skills of the employees or the reason is the employers and the payment of envelope wages.
Almost 80% of the employers and entrepreneurs in Bulgaria who took part in a poll by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry say they are in dire need of staff with a university degree in technical sciences, the Bulgarian news agency BTA..
A priority in the system of education is a better quality of education at university by way of a higher motivation of the students and the lecturers. The requirements in the appraisal of their work and their academic development will be higher...
A week of school competitions, part of the 15 th edition Bulgarian National English Spelling Bee has opened at the Academician Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov secondary school of natural sciences and mathematics in Botevgrad. More than 7,000 students..
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It is important to the newly-elected government what kind of budget it is going to propose and uphold, and if it garners support in parliament, how it..
On Saturday , the lowest temperatures will be between minus 8 and minus 3°C; in Sofia - around minus 8°C. During the day, sunny..
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