{"id":13369,"date":"2020-04-02T11:16:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T11:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgk.bg\/?p=13369"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:32:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:32:22","slug":"compensation-for-employers-through-the-60-40-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgk.bg\/en\/blog\/compensation-for-employers-through-the-60-40-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation for employers through the \"60\/40 scheme\""},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 30 March 2020, a decree was passed to pay compensation to employers under a mechanism better known in the public domain as the \"60\/40 scheme\". The decree entered into force retroactively from 13 March 2020.<\/p>

The idea of the support is to pay 60% of the social security income of their employees to employers whose activities have been suspended due to the state of emergency..<\/strong> In turn, employers should pay their employees the remaining 40% of their wages. In this way employment will be maintained, the government believes. Below, we will look at compensation in its legal aspect. The main points of the conditions and procedures for receiving them will be described. If you have a specific question, be sure to contact us.<\/p>

Employers whose businesses fall into one of the following categories will be eligible for compensation:<\/p>

  1. Establishments whose activities are suspended on the basis of an act of a state authority, for example an order of the Minister of Health<\/em> , an order of the employer is again necessary for the suspension of the activities of the establishment, but the specificity is that the basis for its issuance is the specific act of the state authority that ordered the suspension of certain activities. This includes non-food shops, bus companies, hotels, restaurants, pubs, cinemas, private kindergartens, theatres, fitness centres, travel agencies and other establishments*.<\/li><\/ol>

    Employers whose businesses fall into this group do not have to prove a reduction in revenue <\/strong>, unlike the next two categories.<\/u><\/p>

    *Note that the list is not exhaustive and exemptions are provided for certain types of enterprises. To make sure that you do not belong to them, you can refer to <\/em>the annex<\/em><\/a>to the decree in which the activities are listed, or contact us to obtain information adapted to your case;<\/em><\/p>

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    1. Enterprises whose activities are suspended on the basis of Article 120c of the Labour Code - This provision was introduced into the Labour Code by the Law on Measures and Actions during the State of Emergency. It states that the employer is entitled to issue an order suspending the work of the whole enterprise, part of it or individual employees for the whole or part of the period of the state of emergency;<\/li><\/ol>
      1. Enterprises whose employees work part-time<\/u> on the basis of Article 138a(2) of the Labour Code - This is another provision introduced by the Law on Measures and Actions during the State of Emergency. It stipulates that the employer may establish part-time working hours for employees in the enterprise who previously worked full-time. This is also done by issuing an order. The important point here is that compensation in this case will be paid in \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435<\/strong>, but for no more than 4 hours per day.<\/li><\/ol>