This paper is a result of several years of efforts related to the study of the social policies applied on unemployment and employment and a study of the impact of the National Program "From Social Assistance to Employment" of the national labor market. The possibilities for social integration...

This paper is a result of several years of efforts related to the study of the social policies applied on unemployment and employment and a study of the impact of the National Program “From Social Assistance to Employment” of the national labor market. The possibilities for social...

The paper discusses the role and the challenges before Public Employment Services (PES) of the European Union in contemporary conditions of dynamically changed economic and social environment. Recent trends on labor markets (in European and national Bulgarian scope) are analyzed outlining the...

Current paper presents challenges to development of labor market and social policies in transition periods through the example the transition from planned to market economy in the Republic of Bulgaria. Some important implications are made about passive and active social programs as a whole and...

Development of active policies on the labor market nowadays is highly impacted by the goals of achieving efficiency and effectiveness. Monitoring and evaluation of the implemented policies is the key moment because of the information they provide in decision-taking, planning and management as a...

The paper discusses the main characteristics of the active social programs on the labor market implemented in Bulgaria in periods of active transformations. The active programs' advantages are analyzed and some important considerations on the process of assessment of their effectiveness are made...

Following the goal of providing opportunity for labor employment and receiving incomes from labor activities rather than social support, the National program "From social support to employment" aims at provision of employment and social integration of long-term unemployed receiving monthly...

Unfavorable negative demographic trends in the country leading to processes of decreasing and aging of labor resources, sustainably unbalanced character of labor market, characterized by high unemployment and low labor demand, the availability of vulnerable groups and significant regional...

The labor market policy in the Republic of Bulgaria in the transition period and nowadays has in different extents reflected the needs of the economy. Initially developing along with the labor market, its character is mainly preventive. Later, it includes more active programs and activities...

In labor market development in the transition years the policy is concentrated on more active operations directed to the support in re-structuring labor force and increasing its mobility. Planning activities in economic processes and effects on employment are low and continue to be in some...