Employment

For five consecutive years, McDonald's has maintained its position as one of Bulgaria's top employers, consistently earning recognition in the Hewitt/AON survey. The company has also twice been ranked among the top 10 employers in Central and Eastern Europe.

The supermarket chain Sklavenitis has decided to abolish the six-day work schedule as of November 1st, as announced by the company’s Panhellenic Union of Employees.

Let's not hide behind our finger anymore. Tax disparities between wage earners/pensioners and the self-employed have always been glaring. Enforcing the presumptive minimum income for the self-employed does not cure the problem, but it mitigates it noticeably.

Informal employment, which refers to work without formal contracts or social benefits, is a widespread issue globally. The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that 58% of the world's workforce is engaged in such informal labor. This figure highlights the prevalence of non-contracted work across various sectors.

The labor market is picking up the pace, with hirings outweighing layoffs.

The Bulgarian Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology (INSAIT), affiliated with Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", has garnered international acclaim as university students from 56 countries vie for internships at the esteemed institution.

Faced with a dearth of IT graduates required for the local market, experts have proposed a set of measures aimed at improving graduation rates.

The government announced new tax measures for the self-employed on Tuesday with the aim of cracking down on tax evasion, which is estimated to exceed 10 billion euros per year.

BELGRADE - Serbia had an employed population of 2,360,762 people in Q3 2023 - up by 51,807 or 2.2 pct y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

After a nurse in Silivri district of Istanbul was attacked by a patient's relatives who pulled her hair, many health workers shared photos of themselves cutting a lock of their hair on social media as a protest against the increasing cases of violence in healthcare facilities.