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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §48(5) of the Constitution of Bulgaria, 1991; §03, 218 & 244 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §66 & 269-272 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §262 of the Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §262-264 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §8 & 9 of the Ordinance on Structure and Organization of Wages 2009; §140 & 261 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §136-150 & 262-263 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §136 and 146 of the Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §152 & 153 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §154 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §155, 156, 172-178, 305 & 319 of Labour Code, 1986; §22-24 of Decree No. 72/1986 on hours of work, rest and leave |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §61-66 & 128(a & b) of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | Yes | 1 | §67-69 & 114-A of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §70 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §190, 220, 325, 326, 328-330 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §222 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §163 & 164 of Labour Code, 1986, amended in 2017; §1, 41, 48, 50(7) of Social Security Code, 2003 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | Yes | 1 | §163.7 of Labour Code, 1986; §1, 41, 48, 50(6) of Social Security Code, 2003 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | Yes | 1 | §138-A & 311 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §166 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §12 of Law on Protection against Discrimination (No. 68 of 2006) |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §163 of Labour Code, 1986; §45 of Decree No. 72/1986 on hours of work, rest and leave, |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §163 & 164 of Labour Code, 1986; §1, 41, 48, 50-52 of Social Security Code, 2000 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §163 & 164 of Labour Code, 1986; §1, 41, 48, 50-52 of Social Security Code, 2000 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §163, 328, 330 & 333 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §4, 7, 10 & 34 of the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1997 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §4, 16, 26 & 34 of the Health and Safety at Work Act, 1997 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §307-310 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §18, 65 & 78-81 of Social Security Code, 2000 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §68-70 of Social Security Code, 2000; MISSOC Comp. Table for Bulgaria |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §80-84 of Social Security Code, 2000; MISSOC Comp. Table for Bulgaria |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | §54A-H of Social Security Code, 2000; MISSOC Comp. Table for Bulgaria |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | Yes | 1 | §162 of Labour Code, 1986; §1, 40 & 41 of Social Security Code, 2000; MISSOC Comp. Table for Bulgaria |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §71-77 of Social Security Code, 2000; MISSOC Comp. Table for Bulgaria |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §243 of Labour Code, 1986; §14 of Protection Against Discrimination Act, 2003 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §17, 76-81 & §1 of Additional Provisions of Protection Against Discrimination Act, 2003 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §6 of the Constitution of Bulgaria, 1991; §4-7, 12-28 & 76- 81 of Law on Protection Against Discrimination, 2003 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §48 of the Constitution of Bulgaria, 1991 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Social Security Code, 2000; MISSOC Comp. Table for Bulgaria |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §301-305 of the Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | §301-305 of the Labour Code, 1986; §7 of the Public Education Law, 1999 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | §140, 147 & 301-305 of the Labour Code, 1986; Ordinance No. 6 of July 24, 2006; §192-A of Penal Code, 1968 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §48 of the Constitution, 1991; §159(A-C) of Penal Code, 1968 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §49 of the Constitution of Bulgaria, 1991; §4,5 & 33 of Labour Code, 1986 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | No | 0 | §3 & 50-60 of Labour Code, 1986; Economic and Social Council Act 2001; CEACR, C98, Obs. 2019 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §50 of the Constitution of Bulgaria, 1991; §11, Collective Labour Disputes Settlement Act 1990 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §20-21, Collective Labour Disputes Settlement Act 1990 |
