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The outsourced industry is among the best employers in Bulgaria. The outsourcing sector in Bulgaria accounts for 2.4% of the country's labor market, employing more than 67,300 people, and by 2021 their number is expected to exceed 79,000 people. This shows the data from the last annual report on the development of the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association's industry, quoted by technews.bg.

According to Art. 228a of the Labor Code, the employer is obliged to provide conditions for maintaining and improving the professional qualification of its employees. According to a survey conducted by the Center for Vocationally trained Net IT, over 82% of people have no idea about it.

Six out of 10 Romanians, namely 63 percent want to have their own business, the percentage being significantly higher among men (72 percent), 18-23 year old youth (77 percent) and adults aged between 24 and 38 (75 percent), according to a study carried out by a market research company. The data were collected in January this year and are representative at urban level.

While the framework cooperation agreement, which led to the Left indirectly backing the appointment of the new cabinet last September, will remain only initialled for now, the plan for 2019 is proceeding from initials to signatures as a key vote on the 2019 budget is due on Wednesday.

Romanians will have the right to ask their employers to let them work from home, and still enjoy the same rights as any employees working in an office, under a new law adopted on Wednesday.

The bill was submitted last year by the Ministry of Labour and was inspired by similar legislation in Japan, according to the Minister of Labour, Lia Olguta Vasilescu.

A survey among mobile phone owners shows that 43 percent of Bulgarians check their smartphones at least several times within one hour and 48 percent admit to returning home if they have forgotten their phone even if they are late , BTA reported.

About 20,000 professionals are needed for the outsourcing industry. This was announced by the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association. In addition to speaking several languages, applicants for this sector must already have specific skills and knowledge.
 

Katerina Manou, Regional General Manager at Regus for Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus is answering to a few questions for Novinite.com

1. Globally, the Flexible Office Space model is becoming more and more popular. Tell us more about it and about Regus, which is the world leader in this sector?

For the seventh consecutive year, the outsourcing industry has double-digit growth and now accounts for 3.6% of Bulgaria's GDP. This is stated in the Report on the Bulgarian Outsourcing Industry 2017, prepared by the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association (BAA). The share of the services sector in GDP has grown steadily in recent years, with 2.8% in 2014 and 3.4% in 2015.

Indian companies plan to invest over USD 55 million in their short-term projects in Bulgaria and Bulgarian firms also have the potential to do business in India. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev at the opening of a Bulgarian-Indian business forum on Monday in Sofia, cited by the press center of the Ministry.