11% of employees take minimum wage

10.08.2015
11% of employees take minimum wage

Bulgaria can not develop an economy based on low pay. Labor productivity and competitiveness should not only grow by hiring cheap labor and investment in manufacturing, energy saving technologies and so on.. Said in an interview for BTA Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Ivaylo Kalfin.

 

The average salary increase, whose salary jumped the most

 

According to him, currently 11% of employees work at minimum wage. Women in Bulgaria receive national average of 13.4 percent lower wages, 40 percent lower pensions. At the same time in our country women are seven times more than men in home care three times more in terms of care for children, said Deputy Prime Minister.

 

Delved into the salaries of officials for the model "Djankov"

 

In the autumn social ministry will submit the Law on Equal Opportunities, which aims to increase the pressure on the administration and the private sector not to punish one or the other sex gender. Will be given a chance to young mothers, parents develop in their careers and to receive their remuneration, said Kalfin.

 

Bulgaria moves up the Index for Gender Equality

 

Cook entirely new draft Law on Disability and Social Assistance Act, said Deputy Prime Minister. It will be applied modern system, as will be arranged over 1,000 existing social services. So everyone will be aware of how they can access according to their needs, Kalfin said.

 

A complete change of procedure for granting disability pensions, said the Minister. It will be increased individual care for people with disabilities. Deputy Prime Minister promised to close the taps through which resources flow from disability pensions.

 

Women are twice lower pensions than men

 

Changes related to private pension funds will be discussed in the autumn. They will be based on an extensive proposal of the Financial Supervision Commission and relate to providing greater opportunity for investment of funds, transparency in their work, and restrictions on investment in affiliates and others. Are armed and maximum must be active in order to convince people of the insurance to go there, Kalfin said.

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