Удължаване на работния ден
Extention of Working Hours

Summary/Abstract: Extension of working hours over the established normal or reduced duration of the working time was introduced in Bulgarian labour legislation by the Amendments of the Labour Code Act of March 2001. This is possible due to reasons connected to the production process and aims better opportunities for the employers to use effective the working force. Several limitations are established by the law for exercising this right of the employer - maximal duration of the working day; not more than 60 extended working days in a year from which not more than 20 consecutive days etc. The extended duration of working hours has to be compensated by reduction of working time in a period not more than 4 months. The employer should consult the workers representatives and inform the Labour inspection before introducing such a regime of work. These and other topics as well as the experiences of other industrialized countries are surveyed in this article.

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