Work & Jobs notices and news from Bulgaria.
Bulgaria’s National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) failed to reach agreement on a proposed increase in the minimum wage to 660 euros from January 1, 2027, as employer organizations backed the plan while trade unions opposed it. The draft Council of Ministers decree, discussed at the NCTC
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Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) plans to lay off 420 employees of the National Toll Administration as part of a two-stage restructuring, while offering some the opportunity to apply for jobs at the Interior Ministry, the Customs Agency and potentially the National Revenue Agency, Confede
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Bulgaria had issued more than 13,000 seasonal work permits to non-EU nationals by July 10, as businesses increasingly rely on foreign workers to fill staffing gaps, Nova TV reports. The National Employment Agency’s figures, analyzed by the Bulgarian Industrial Association, show that Bulgaria issued
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The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) staged a protest in central Sofia demanding a 10% public-sector wage increase in the 2027 budget, rejecting the proposed minimum monthly wage of 660 euros and calling for guarantees against indiscriminate job cuts, BTA reported. Trade
10/16/2026 · Read at Novinite →
The Bulgarian government has proposed setting the national minimum wage at €660 per month from January 1, 2027, according to a draft Council of Ministers decree published on the Public Consultations Portal. The proposed amount is €12.80 below the maximum possible minimum wage of €672....
10/15/2026 · Read at Novinite →
Foreign-controlled companies employed 18.7% of Bulgaria’s business-economy workforce in 2023, according to Eurostat data, giving international capital a significant role in the country’s employment structure. Across the European Union, enterprises under foreign control represented just 1....
10/9/2026 · Read at Novinite →
Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria needs to increase domestic processing of agricultural produce as he inaugurated a new sunflower processing plant in Dobrich, an investment of more than €20 million that is expected to create 60 jobs. The facility will manufacture sunflower oil and meal, with
9/26/2026 · Read at Novinite →
Finding a salesperson is relatively simple. But finding a salesperson who has expertise in business consulting or technology solutions – or who has experience working with complex products in the B2B sector – is a whole different story. The difference has become increasingly important for companies
9/23/2026 · Read at Novinite →
New WHO analysis finds a 28% monthly pay gap across Europe Women make up almost 77% of the health and care workforce across the WHO European Region but earn 19% less per hour than men and 28% less a month, according to a new WHO/Europe report published today covering 43 countries. “Women make up the
9/19/2026 · Read at Novinite →
Bulgaria recorded one of the European Union’s lowest job vacancy rates in the second quarter of 2026, according to Eurostat data. The job vacancy rate in Bulgaria stood at 0.8%, down by 0....
9/16/2026 · Read at Novinite →