Employment

Minister of Labor and Social Protection Raluca Turcan declared on Thursday, in southeastern Constanta, that the government is not planning to abolish the bonuses granted to the public sector employees, but to have the employee firstly attracted by the salary and less by the bonuses. "I would like to dismantle some fake news that has been spreading in the last hours.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has recognized that the constant media presence of some of his ministers is causing confusion.

The problem is not the impact of the inconsistencies on the government's image. Rather, it is that these contradictions undermine the credibility of the government's health policy. 

The proposals of the Minister of Labor and Social Protection regarding the change of the law on flexible work turn the employees into puppets at the permanent disposal of the employers, argue the representatives of the National Trade Union Bloc (BNS). The trade union organization expressed concerns about LabMin Raluca Turcan's announced plans to amend OUG No.

Written and directed by Azra Deniz Okyay, "Hayaletler" (Ghosts) returned with the "Best Director" and "Best Actress" awards from the Casablanca Independent Film Festival, which ended on Feb. 2.

Bulgaria's Minister of Labor and Social Policy Denitsa Sacheva has issued a new order on the compensation for those employed in businesses temporarily suspended because of Coved-19 epidemic, the Ministry announced.

The previous order provided a fixed daily compensation of    BGN 24. As of January 1, 2021, it is 75% of the social security income for October 2020.

Ljubljana – The provision allowing employers to unilaterally terminate workers once they have met formal conditions for retirement, passed within the latest stimulus package in parliament on Tuesday, continues to raise dust as trade unions label it inadmissible and clear abuse of crisis legislation. Employer representatives are meanwhile welcoming it.

Complaints by workers about employers' foul play regarding the Christmas bonus have increased significantly this year, with a number of businesses failing to pay their staff an extra month's salary by last Monday, while others credited it to their employees' accounts and then asked them to return it in cash, according to the General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE).

More than BGN 1.2 billion was allocated hitherto for employment and social inclusion for dealing with the consequences of the Kovid-19 pandemic in Bulgaria, said Minister of Labor and Social Policy Denitsa Sacheva at the meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Operational Program "Human Resources Development", which discussed the progress and amendment of the program, the Ministry press offi

Ljubljana – Following consultations with parliamentary deputy groups, President Borut Pahor announced on Thursday that he would nominate Maja Brkan for Slovenian judge on the General Court of the European Union. Extra consultations are however needed on candidates for the EU Court of Justice.

The new extension does not affect the current employee-employer relationship