Employers are contesting the rise of the minimum wage. The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association announced that they filed a complaint in the Supreme Administrative Court. About 430,000 people in the country work for minimum wage...
In the second quarter of 2024, the average gross monthly wage in Bulgaria increased by 4.5% compared to the first quarter of 2024 , reaching BGN 2,296 /EUR 1,174/, the NSI data show. The economic activities that registered the largest..
The necessary income to support life for one person living alone and working in Bulgaria is BGN 1,402 (696 euros) , said Plamen Dimitrov, president of the CITUB trade union, at a press conference. A total of BGN 2,524 (EUR 1,253) is the..
Compared to the third quarter of 2022, the average monthly salary increased by 7.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 and reached BGN 1,879 , BTA reported. According to preliminary data of NSI, compared to the previous year 2021, the increase..
The National Assembly adopted at second reading amendments to the Labour Code . The MPs decided that the minimum wage should be 50% of the average salary in the country. According to the amendments, the amount of the minimum salary..
A working person in Bulgaria needs to receive a net salary of BGN 1,069 (EUR 547) to cover his/her living expenses, which include food, housing, education, healthcare, clothing, transport and communications. There are nearly 700,000 working..
Over the next 18 months, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) will insist that the minimum wage should reach 400 euros and the average wage - 871 euros . According to the union, these are completely achievable goals...
