Given the intensification of activities in agriculture, restaurants and hotels, construction, etc., which are associated with increased labor mobility, the Labor Inspectorate reminds of the risks of looking for work abroad. In the conditions of the crisis caused by COVID-19 and the related restrictions on movement and the labor market, these risks increase. Before leaving, it is obligatory for those wishing to work abroad to be acquainted with the conditions for entering the host country in connection with the introduced anti-epidemic measures. Information is published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the section "Coronavirus - how to travel?" Https://www.mfa.bg/bg/covid19map
One of the surest indications of possible fraud is when jobseekers refuse direct contact with jobseekers and insist on communication only online or when meetings are organized outside the office. Regardless of the method of sending - whether through an intermediary company, a company that provides temporary work or by posting in the framework of services, jobseekers should not be required to pay fees or other payments related to the procedure for sending them.
Intermediary companies and enterprises providing temporary work (POVR) are subject to mandatory registration with the Employment Agency. The lists are published on the Agency's website. The performance of these activities by companies without registration is a sign of possible fraud. In the case of secondment within the provision of services, the company that performs the secondment must develop a significant identical activity in Bulgaria. The conclusion of an employment contract for the sole purpose of posting a person to another Member State is a signal of a false posting and a sign that his or her employment and social security rights may be violated. On the unified national website https://postedworkers.gli.government.bg/ on the posting of workers, maintained by the Labor Inspectorate, a questionnaire was published for self-assessment of whether the posting has signs of falsehood. The site was developed under the project "Control of seconded persons", funded by the Operational Program "Human Resources Development", co-financed by the European Union through the European Social Fund.
There are more and more cases in which intermediaries or RIAs are registered in another Member State, but they are also obliged to publish their license numbers in the job advertisements they publish. Regardless of the method of sending, the employee must be acquainted in advance, in writing, in Bulgarian with the minimum working conditions and pay in the country where he will work. Upon secondment, the conditions under which it is carried out shall be agreed in an Agreement amending the contract for the period of secondment. Upon dispatch from an enterprise providing temporary work, the person concludes an employment contract with him in Bulgarian with clearly defined working conditions in the user enterprise in which he will work. The employer shall bear the costs of transport, and those for accommodation may be agreed in advance between the parties. When using an intermediary, the person must have an intermediary contract with him and an employment contract with the employer in the host country, which must be in Bulgarian.
Employment contracts and posting agreements must agree on working conditions and remuneration in accordance with the legislation of the host country (where the work is performed), incl. the amount of the basic and additional salaries; the conditions for overtime and night work and the amount of their payment; the length of the working day and the working week, the daily, inter-day and weekly breaks; public holidays; the amount of paid annual leave; the conditions for housing the employee; other financial conditions of the secondment or dispatch specified (travel expenses, accommodation, etc.).
In case of violated labor rights of Bulgarian citizens, the GIT Executive Agency may inform the control bodies of the host country, but for this purpose correct data must be available to help identify the employer. The Labor Inspectorate maintains a telephone number 00359 2 8101 747, where Bulgarians working abroad can seek advice and assistance during working hours. Useful information on working in the European Union and on working and living conditions in the member states is published on the website of the Labor Inspectorate https://www.gli.government.bg/bg , on the website of the EURES network https://eures. bg, where published and announced by verified employers in the European Union, on the single national website on the posting of workers https://postedworkers.gli.government.bg/ .
Source: https://www.gli.government.bg/
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