Direct employee participation in Bulgaria – Country report

Introduction and Preliminary remarks
For the last several decades, Bulgaria has experienced major changes in its political and economic development, relevant changes in the applicable legislation and practices. This inevitably reflected on the industrial relations and the practices of workers’ representation and participation. Recently, some practices of direct workers’ participation have been taking place including both consultation and delegation arrangements in the workplace. The different types of systems may vary, depending on the companies, their organisation of work and the corporate culture, the presence of trade unions etc.