Основният трудов договор – ахилесовата пета на висшето образование в България
The basic employment contract – the achilles heel of higher education In Bulgaria

Author(s): Hristo Stanev
Subject(s): Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Business Economy / Management, Human Resources in Economy, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Международно висше бизнес училище
Keywords: higher education; main employment contract; academic autonomy; academic staff
Summary/Abstract: The development of higher education in Bulgaria in crisis conditions is directly related to the development of the academic staff in higher schools. The academic staff is the highly qualified teaching, scientific-teaching, research, or artistic-creative staff that provides the educational, scientific, artistic-creative, and any other activity corresponding to the specifics of the specific higher school. The status of academic staff is acquired with the conclusion of a basic employment contract according to labor legislation, taking into account the specifics of higher education. The correct understanding of the definition of a basic employment contract and its lawful application in the system of higher education is a prerequisite for creating the necessary conditions for its sustainable development, regardless of whether it is in a crisis or boom. It turns out that with the applied deviations from the legal requirements, conditions are created for influence in the management of the autonomous higher schools, which distorts the implemented state educational policy. This report aims to examine the interrelationship of the concept of "basic employment contract" with the creation of conditions for developing higher education in crisis conditions. The study focuses on public higher education institutions, which does not mean that it is not also applicable to research institutions and private higher education institutions. Based on the analysis, corrective measures are also proposed for the unambiguous application of the concept of "main employment contract" in the higher education system.

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