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Types of leave in Bulgaria

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Statutory leave

In Bulgaria, four weeks of leave is granted every year. It is also interesting to note that in the scenario where a public holiday falls on a weekend, the following Monday becomes a paid holiday.

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Pregnancy and maternity leave

Expecting mothers are entitled to 58 weeks at 90% of the maximum social security income (capped at 3,000 BGN in 2021, raised to 3,400 BGN in April 2022). This income is paid by the government, not the employer. Forty-five days of maternity leave are usually taken before the birth of a child. With the mother's consent, when the child reaches six months, the leave can be transferred to the father for the rest of the period.

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Partner/Paternity leave

In Bulgaria, paternity leave is for 2 weeks with 90% pay.

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Parental leave

The parental leave is for 104 weeks out of which there will be a flat-rate of income fixed for 52 weeks while the remaining period will be unpaid leave.

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Other leave

The employer pays 70% of the basic income for the first three days of illness or general injury. Social Security provides 80% of the basic income from the fourth day of sickness until full recovery.The employee needs to provide a sickness leave document from a medical practitioner within 2 days of issue and the employer must register this document to the authorities. The doctor is also responsible for sending a separate document to the authorities.According to the Bulgarian legislation the employer has an obligation to maintain a sick leave register and keep the sick leave documents presented by employees for a period of three years. The documents have to be kept in their original form. This data must be submitted to the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) and the deadline for this reporting is the 10th date of the following month after the sick leave documents are presented by the employee.