City of Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

17-18 November 2015

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFERED BY THE

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY TO UNEMPLOYED

AGED OVER 50

Dora Ganeva

Director-General of

Employment Services Directorate General

Employment Agency

Republic of Bulgaria

The public employment services and their role in

the effective employment of elderly workers

BASIC TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

EMPLOYMENT POLICY

National Employment Action Plan, including

funding from:- The state budget- European Union

Rules implementing the EPA

Employment Promotion Act

TOTAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED AGED OVER 50

REGISTERED WITH THE LABOUR OFFICE

DIRECTORATES3

32

.60

1

36

4.5

37

37

1.3

80

36

6.4

70

33

3.7

66

36

.1%

35

.2%

35

.8%

38

.1%

39

.5%

10,1%

11,1% 11,3% 11,2%

10,2%

0,0%

2,0%

4,0%

6,0%

8,0%

10,0%

12,0%

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

2011г. 2012г. 2013г. 2014г. 01-09.2015г.

Unemployed registered with the Labour office directorates /total/- of them unemployed aged over 50 registered with the Labour office directoratesAverage annual unemployment rate

UNEMPLOYED AGED OVER 50 REGISTERED WITH

THE LABOUR OFFICE DIRECTORATES8

,3%

8,3

%

7,6

%

7%

7,1

%

31

,1%

34

,2%

36

,9%

38

%

37

,4%

8,3

%

8,1

%

8% 8%

8%52

,4%

49

,3%

47

,5%

47

%

47

,5%

119.949

128.437133.021

139.518131.807

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2011г. 2012г. 2013г. 2014г. 01-09.2015г.

University degree Secondary education (general) Secondary education (professional) Primary or lower education Unemployed persons aged over 50

ADVANTAGES OF THE PERSONS

AGED OVER 50

Professional and life experience

Consistency and successiveness

Communication skills

Loyalty

Tolerance

PROBLEMS IN PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT TO PERSONS

AGED OVER 50

Education and/or professional qualifications

Additional skills

Mobility

Health Problems

Demotivation to seek job

SERVICES OFFERED BY THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

TRAINING

EMPLOYMENT

Conversation

with consultant

Individual

action plan

Motivation and

consultation

Career

guidance

Employment agent

Case manager

PsychologistJob search

workshop

NATIONAL PROGRAMMES, PROJECTS AND MEASURES

TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AIMED AT THE

UNEMPLOYED AGED OVER 50

Incentive for employers aimed at the unemployed aged

over 50

Programme for training and employment of long-term

unemployed

Main objective: Provision of employment to

unemployed aged over 50

for a period of 12 months.

Encouraging the

employers

to employ

unemployed aged

over 50

INCENTIVE FOR EMPLOYERS AIMED AT THE

UNEMPLOYED AGED OVER 50

Subsidies for the employer;

The employer will receive for each

employed person funds for salaries and

all health care and pension contributions

during the period in which this person is employed.

Period of the subsidy: Not more than 6 months

Main objective: Increasing the employability

of the persons through their inclusion in

training and employment

Programme for

training and

employment of

long-term

unemployed

National Employment Promotion Programme:

Target group: Long-term unemployed

with priority to:

- Persons aged over 50;

- Youth aged up to 29;

- Persons who are subject to monthly social

assistance.

Subsidies: The employer will receive for each

employed person funds for salaries and

all health care and pension contributions

during the period in which this person is employed

but not for more than 12 months,

depending on the Component.

PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN 2015 AIMED AT THE PERSONS

AGED OVER 50

Project A Chance to Work - 2015 (CITUB);

Project From Vocational Training to Effective

Employment (BIA);

Project I Learn and Succeed in Bulgaria (BICA);

Project Vocational Training for All - a Chance for

Successful Transition to Employment (PRO-CHANCE) -

Bulgarian-German Vocational Training Centre State

Enterprise

Main objective: Provision of employment to

unemployed, including unemployed aged over 50,

for a period from 3 to12 months.Measure for

employers

which hire

unemployed

aged over 50

UPCOMING INCENTIVE FOR PERSONS

AGED OVER 50

Subsidies for the employer:

The employer will receive for each

employed person funds in the amount of up to

50 percent for the period of the subsidy and

during the period in which this person is employed.

Period of subsidy: Not more than 12 months

GOOD PRACTICES UNDER PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE

EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND

Training and Employment

Face-to-face services in the Employment and Social

Assistance Centre

Project Training

and Employment

Voucher training and employment of unemployed

aged over 29 by employer in the real business or

by institutions of the local self-government

with priority to:

- Unemployed aged over 54;

- Unemployed with basic or lower level of education;

- Long-term unemployed registered with the Labour Office

for 12 and more months;

Results:

7,400 unemployed and economically inactive persons

aged over 29 are involved in employment;

4,440 unemployed and economically inactive

persons acquired qualifications;

5,550 unemployed and economically inactive persons

are involved in employment upon leaving the operation.

GOOD PRACTICES UNDER PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE

EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND

Project Face-to-

face Services in

the Employment

and Social

Assistance Centre

Pilot model for joint

and comprehensive service of

the citizens belonging to vulnerable groups and

individualisation of the services.

Provision of administrative services in an

integrated manner through support

of the Employment and Social Assistance

Centres (ESAC) activities.

Consultation, guidance

and information services will be provided in

order to facilitate the access of the unemployed

and welfare dependants to employment and

opportunities for social inclusion through more

active services for reducing the social

assistance period.

GOOD PRACTICES UNDER PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE

EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND

50.64854.260

60.30749.429

25.385

35.956

27.287 22.271

34.500

42.113

29.335

15.565

0

10.000

20.000

30.000

40.000

50.000

60.000

70.000

2011 г. 2012 г. 2013 г. 2014 г.

Ensured employment for persons aged over 50 on the primary labor market

Ensured employment for persons aged over 50 on the secondary labor market

Persons aged over 50 included into training

RESULTS OF THE IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS,

PROGRAMMES AND MEASURES TO PROMOTE

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AIMED AT

PERSONS AGED OVER 50

Thank you for your attention!

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