Posted Worker

Application Process for Bulgaria

Posted Worker Notification Process

EU Directive (2018/957/EU)

The work of foreigners, third-country nationals, in the Republic of Bulgaria is regulated in the Labour Migration and Labour Mobility Act (LMLMA), the Implementing Rules to the LMLMA, and the Act on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria (AFRB).

Required Information

The following information is required:

Employee Name & Social Security Number
Name and Address of Posting Entity
Nature of Activities
Name of Contact Person
Head Office Location
Details of Liaison / Bulgarian Representative
Details of posting incl Start Date – Projected End Date
Place of Posting
Job Description

Relevant Contacts

Address of the General Labour Inspectorate Executive Agency:

3, Kniaz Al. Dondukov Blvd.
Sofia 1000

Hotline 0700 17 670

Calls to the hotline 0700 17 670 (the line is set to 5-minute calls) are to be made for consultation on issues related to the lawfulness of the employment relationship, securing compliance in the area of occupational safety and health, as well as control on the provision of employment intermediary services.

During opening hours, the hotline receives signals for violation of the labour law. Each signal is followed by a labour inspection.

Making a phone call from a fixed telephone, the user pays the cost of a city call.

Making a call from a mobile phone, the user pays the cost of the call according to the individual user plan with the mobile operator.

Telephone for accidents at work 0800 14 008

Telephone 0800 14 008 (the line is set to 3-minute calls) receives reports for accidents at work, including ones suspected to have been concealed and not reported to the Labour Inspection Directorates.

Telephone for signals of Bulgarian citizens working abroad (00359) 2 81 01 747.

On this telephone, Bulgarian nationals working abroad can lodge their complaints concerning violation of their labour rights as European citizens in another EU Member State.

Contacts of the Liaison Office, on behalf of the GLI EA as an authority responsible for monitoring the terms and conditions of employment referred to in Article 4 of Directive 96/71/EC:

Ms Daniela Kadiyska, e-mail: Daniela.Kadiyska@gli.government.bg

Ms Galya Kabadzhova, e-mail: Galya.Kabadzhova@gli.government.bg

Ms Antonina Petrova, e-mail: Antonina.Petrova@gli.government.bg

Ms Irena Dimitrova, e-mail: Irena.Dimitrova@gli.government.bg

Secretary of the General Secretary: secretar-glavensecretar@gli.government.bg

Tel.: +359 2 810 1747 and +359 2 810 1745

Labour Inspection Directorates

Contact details and information about any directorate are available here:

Labour Inspection Directorate – Vidin

Labour Inspection Directorate – Montana

Labour Inspection Directorate – Vratsa

Labour Inspection Directorate – Pleven