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Bulgarian Human Resource Management & Development Association (BHRMDA)

Bulgarian Human Resource Management & Development Association (BHRMDA)
Address :
49 "Kniaz Boris I" str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone number :
+ 359 2 950 1090
Fax number :
+ 359 2 950 1092
Website :
http://www.bhrmda.bg
Email address :
bhrmda@bhrmda.bg
Other information

President
(Non-Executive):

Svetla Stoeva

Svetla Stoeva
E-mail: svetlaeapmdotstoevaeapmatjobtigereapmdotbg

Executive Director:

Genoveva Bakarjieva
E-mail: bhrmdaeapmatbhrmdaeapmdotbg

Coordinators:

Antonina Lazarova: alazarovaeapmatbhrmdaeapmdotbg
Galina Ilieva: gilievaeapmatbhrmdaeapmdotbg
Daria Veselinova: dveselinovaeapmatbhrmdaeapmdotbg

Date Association Founded:

July 2000

National Employers' Association:

Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIBG),
www.ceibg.bg

Government Employment Office:

Ministry of labour and social policy

Total Number Of Members:

350 individual
150 corporate

Membership Categories:

Individual and corporate members

Number of Regional Branches:

2 regional clubs, Young HR club,
University lecturers club, HR professionals club

Title of Primary Publication and Frequency of Issue:

Electronic bulletin
Magazine
Readers Series
Language: Bulgarian

Subscription rate:

Free to members

Major Event Dates and Locations:

Annual conference and Exebition : 14 November 2008, „Employer branding“
Annual Conference and Exhibition : 14-16 May 2009, „Career Management in the Organization“

Other activities:

Annual University Rating;
EU financed project, aiming at enhancing BHRMDA‘s capacity – 200 000 EUR

Country Profile 2007

Economy

  • Real GDP growth: GDP- 2005: 41 948 levs (1 euro aprox.= 2 levs)
  • GDP - first half of 2006: 21 306 levs
  • Inflation rate : Base : December 2004
    • 2005 : 6,5 percent
    • January 2006 : 0,7 percent
    • February 2006 : 0,9
    • March 2006 : 0,3
    • April 2006 : 1,1
    • May 2006 : - 0,5
    • June 2006 : - 0,3 percent
  • Trends :

Politics

  • Three Parties Coalition - BSP, NDSV, DPS
  • Changes over the last 12 months: none
  • Major issues on the agenda:
  • Joining the EU in January 2007

Labour market

  • Employment rate : employed people (in thousands) : 2876.8 (first half year of 2004); 2790.2 (first half year of 2003)
  • Unemployment rate : monthly average: 13.4% (first half of 2004), 15.4% (first half of 2003); unemployed people : 496 477 (first half-year of 2004), 571 174 (first half year of 2003)
  • Skills shortages : in the area of industrial engineering

HR issues

  • New employment legislation : changes in labour code - new obligations and responsibilities of the employers
  • New government initiatives : Pact for economical and social development until 2009, signed by the Government, Employers Organisations and Trade Unions
  • Trends to notice : Continuing the reconstruction of economy
  • News : The Institute of Certified Professionals at BHRMDA has the first six certified HR professional for 2006

Taxation and social insurance law

  • Social security contribution : National Employment Plan
  • Tax rate : Income rate oriented prior on decreasing of tax for individuals