Bulgaria - Cabinet wants to abolish mechanism for setting minimum wage - May 31, 2026

The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy is working on developing a new mechanism for determining the minimum wage. Currently, it is 50% of the national average, but the Social Affairs Minister stated that an option is being sought to have it negotiated with unions and employers by sector, rather than determined unilaterally by the state. The current idea is for the minimum wage to be negotiated by sector between unions and employers based on specific criteria, taking into account inflation and labour productivity, with the Ministry of Social Affairs acting as a mediator.

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