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5 06, 2020

Can I place employees on paid leave?

2020-06-05T10:58:29+03:00June 5th, 2020||

During the state of emergency, employers may unilaterally grant up to one-half of the paid annual leave to employees without their request or consent. When an order of a public authority has terminated the work of the enterprise, part of the enterprise or individual employees, the employer shall be entitled [...]

5 06, 2020

Can I place employees on unpaid leave?

2020-06-05T10:57:29+03:00June 5th, 2020||

Unpaid leave is allowed at the request of the employee, and the employer cannot unilaterally grant this type of leave without requesting it. During the declared state of emergency in the Republic of Bulgaria, the employer is obliged to allow the use of unpaid leave at the request of: Pregnant worker [...]

5 06, 2020

Change of working hours from full to part time?

2020-06-05T10:56:46+03:00June 5th, 2020||

The employer may establish part-time employment for the whole or part of the period for the full-time workers. The length of working time may not be less than half the statutory one for the period of calculation of working time.  For example, if the calculation of working time is daily, [...]

5 06, 2020

Termination of employees due to reduced workload?

2020-06-05T10:54:47+03:00June 5th, 2020||

In case of reduction of the workload, the employer has the right to terminate the employment contract with an employee by sending a written notice to him within the statutory terms. Significant for the legality of the dismissal is the actual reduction in the workload (the amount of production, the [...]

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