Phase
Labour Code
Native name
Кодекс на труда
Type
Employees obligation to undertake training
Added to database
08 May 2015

Article

Article 228a and Art. 228b


Description

Employees are obliged to take part in the forms of training organised or financed by their employer for maintaining and improving professional qualifications and skills, and also to make efforts to improve their qualification levels in compliance with the performed work.

The Labour Code settles obligations from both sides - for the employer (228a) and employee (228b) for improving professional qualification and skills. The employer is obliged to organise and finance such training courses, the employee is obliged to participate.


Commentary

The employee obligation corresponds to the legal requirement that the employer is obliged to provide conditions for maintaining and improving professional qualifications of  employees for the effective performance of their obligations under the employment relationship in accordance with the requirements of the performed work and their future professional development (Labour Code, Article 228 a). In the case of a long absence of the employee, the employer is obliged to provide him/her with conditions for acquaintance with the work and any innovations implemented during the absence and for achieving the necessary qualification level for the effective performance of work obligations.

Art. 228 (2) (new - SG 62/02/2022, in force from 01.08.2022) provides an additional employer's obligation to cover the costs for training, as well as the training time shall be counted as working time. Whenever possible, training shall take place during the employee's established working hours.


Additional metadata

Cost covered by
Employer
Involved actors other than national government
National government
Involvement (others)
None
Thresholds
Affected employees: No, applicable in all circumstances
Company size: No, applicable in all circumstances
Additional information: No, applicable in all circumstances

Sources

  • DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities/Héra, Selected companies’ legal obligations regarding restructuring, 2011
  • Labour Code

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Bulgaria: Employees obligation to undertake training, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/employees-obligation-to-undertake-training/bulgaria

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