Workplace

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.

Turnover in commerce may be on the increase, but that doesn't mean all market players are seeing their trade expanding at the same rate.

Turnover at Greek supermarkets is set to post a small increase this year, likely affected by the upcoming elections and the weak growth of the economy, according to industry analysts.

35% of Bulgarian teachers complain of a strong general stress, according to data from the teachers' syndicate under the Podkrepa Labor Code. The research is at the National Center for Public Health and Analysis, reports Darik. 

In recent years, workplace loyalty has taken a backseat as millennial workers constantly weigh up their options, moving jobs every two-three years. So, what can businesses do to make their organization a place that people want to work?

More and more Bulgarians get sick leave because of stress in the workplace. Nearly 70 million leva - or half of the money earmarked by the hospital business goes to workers suffering from excessive stress.

It is cognitive diversity (diversity of knowledge, experience and perspectives) above all else that leads to higher performance and creative innovation in problem-solving and predictive tasks. This is more important than ever in an era of automation. Crucially though, diversity must walk hand in hand with inclusion.

The Administrative Reconstruction Ministry launched on Monday the evaluation of its public sector employees for 2017, which will be conducted electronically for the first time, in an effort to avoid attempts by unions to boycott the process.

Greece is required by the terms of its bailout program to implement the evaluation scheme for civil servants.

A brutal robbery of nearly half a million leva was made in Montana. A fake employee took the turnover of a hypermarket at the regional center, NOVA reported.

The man entered the shop, dressed as a collector from security firm, and demanded turnover. The employees were not suspicious of him and he went out with 450,000 leva.

The search for the robber has begun.

The most stress and harassment in the workplace is among the teachers, followed by medical specialists and journalists. The data was announced by the chair of the Syndicate of Bulgarian Teachers Yanka Takeva at a conference on the subject. According to trade unionists, it is necessary to create a Law on Workplace Violence.