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EMPLOYMENT GUIDE – BULGARIA
1. General overview
Bulgarian legislation is based on the civil law system. Employment relationships between individuals and employers are regulated predominantly by the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, the international treaties to which the Republic of Bulgaria is a signatory and which have been ratified by the Bulgarian Parliament, domestic legislation including the Bulgarian Labor Code, last amended in October 2011, as well as various special laws and a large number of regulations, collective labor agreements and the internal rules and orders of the employers.
Individual Employment Relations Overview
Bulgaria Employment Framework 2011
Employment Termination Compensation
A common issue which underlies a great portion of employment related litigations in courts is connected with determining the compensation amount payable by the employer when terminating employment relations.