As a whole, Bulgarians are not satisfied with their working conditions, low pay and high stress levels in the workplace. Even in the sector where salaries are highest – the IT sector, 65% say they are underpaid. The highest percentage of..
The cost of living in Bulgaria has increased by 60 percent for two years, one of the two largest trade unions in Bulgaria - CITUB, said in response to an inquiry by BNR. The union called for greater coverage of social assistance programs...
Police officers and prison guards are protesting in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. They gathered in front of the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Justice and organized a procession to the National Assembly building. The Trade Union Federation..
The total average income per household member during the first quarter of 2022 stood at 2005.54 Leva /EUR 1,025.14/, up by 9.6% compared to the same quarter of 2021, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy data indicate. In the total incomes..
A protest car convoy was organized by the Protection national trade union in the centre of Sofia. The protesters demanded that measures be put in place to bring down commodity and energy prices, and a rise in the salaries of health professionals...
The Institute for Market Economics reports that the highest salaries in Bulgaria are in small municipalities with large employers for another consecutive year. Leading are the municipalities in Sreda Gora region, on the territory of which there is a..
Teachers' starting salary rises in Bulgaria and will reach 723 euros a month. This is a rise of 12%, the Ministry of Education and Science said. Salaries of other pedagogical staff in schools are raised by the same percentage, as well as the..
Police and prison wardens organized a protest and put up a tent camp in front of the Ministry of Finance building. The protest is organized by the trade union organizations of the Ministry of the Interior and prisons in Bulgaria. “The..
In 2020, women in Bulgaria received averagely 12.7% lower salaries than men. Women in this country are usually working in lower-paid sectors and in 2019 the difference in average salary was 14.1%, according to data of the CITUB..
Thousands of police officers, firefighters and prison guards from all over the country have held a protest in front of the National Assembly in Sofia. They are dissatisfied with the lack of salary hikes in the ministry and said that..
