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Eighty-six percent of Bulgaria's university students are considering relocation to another country or city, shows a survey of the Bulgarian Industrial Association among students and employers.

At the same time, only 10% of the students have a clear knowledge on what are the requirements of their future job.

By Roula Salourou

The Manpower Organization’s (OAED) offer to subsidize 2,500 employment positions was snapped up by private sector enterprises in just 45 minutes on Tuesday, illustrating companies’ willingness to recruit workers if they can afford them.

The recently elected Bulgarian MPs and ministers are getting a pay rise, shows data of the National Statistic Institute on the average salary in Bulgaria.

According to the data, the average monthly salary in Bulgaria's public sector in Q3 2014 rose by 5.8% year-on-year and reached BGN 900.

As the government attempts to revise a unified pay structure for civil servants in a bid to iron out differences without increasing spending, a study of the new scheme reveals that discrepancies still abound, with employees in certain parts of the public sector receiving as much as 2,000 euros more per month than colleagues with the same qualifications.

BELGRADE - The measures presented by Serbia's Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic are necessary to halt the negative trend of growth of the budget deficit, but they are not enough, President of the Serbian Association of Managers (SAM) Milan Petrovic said on Friday.

Average monthly salary in July at RSD 45,216

BELGRADE -- The average July salaries and wages in Serbia were at RSD 45,216 (EUR 384) which was a 0.8 percent increase in real terms compared to June.

The average gross salaries and wages paid in July 2014 were RSD 62,380 and compared to June 2014, this was an increase of 0.7 percent in real terms.

BELGRADE - The average July salaries and wages in Serbia were at RSD 45,216, which was a 0.8 percent increase in real terms compared to June.

The average gross salaries and wages paid in July 2014 were RSD 62,380 and compared to June 2014, this was an increase of 0.7 percent in real terms.

By Thanos Tsiros

Salaries in the private sector are dropping to levels even lower than pensions distributed by the Social Security Foundation (IKA), official data have shown.

The union representing employees of Hellenic Post (ELTA) who are based in Attica on Friday called a 24-hour strike next Wednesday, protesting under-staffing and demanding the immediate recruitment of additional workers for the summer period.

Unionists threatened to continue with a four-day strike, from August 11 through 14, if their demands are not met.

Despite the crisis, almost half of Bulgaria’s companies will give Easter bonuses, a study of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows.

Some 43% of employers will give incentives to their workers, usually ranging between 10-30% of their salaries, BNT reports.