Changes In The Labour Code, Related To Human Resources

Certain changes to the Bulgarian Labour Code (LC) were enacted on 5.8.2022 and entered into force retroactively as of 1.8.2022. The changes aim at addressing different issues concerning employees and were among the last legal acts enacted by the 47^th National Assembly. The changes concern the following:

• The right of the employees to enter into a second employment agreement with a different employer
• New obligations of the employer to inform its employees of certain issues concerning their employment agreements
• Introduction of a new maximum duration of 1 month of the trial period for short term employees
• Explicit regulation of the right of the employees to propose certain changes to their agreements and a new obligation for employers to motivate their rejection, if any