Electronic work record instead of employment and service record book
The Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Bulgarian Labor Code, which entered into force on 01.06.2025, eliminates the previous notifications to the relevant territorial directorate of the National Revenue Agency (NRA) for the conclusion, amendment or termination of an employment contract. Instead, data is entered into a new employment register.
An electronic employment register is established, which is maintained by the National Revenue Agency and which contains the unified electronic employment records of workers and employees. Access to the employment register and the unified electronic employment record is achieved with identification when requesting the relevant electronic administrative service in accordance with Article 5 of the Electronic Government Act. Access to the data is also provided free of charge in the territorial directorates of the NRA in accordance with the procedure specified in the ordinance under Art. 62, para. 5.
The ordinance under Art. 62, para. 5 determines the format and procedure for storing data in the employment register, the procedure and deadlines for entering, deleting and certifying circumstances, the conditions for access to the data, as well as the procedure and rights of the Executive Director of the NRA for access to data in other registers in connection with the maintenance of the employment register.
A unified electronic work record is being created, which is an electronic document containing data and circumstances related to the work activity of the worker or employee, and which is an official certification document. It replaces the work book.
The unified electronic employment record can be used to verify the existence of work experience. The unified electronic employment record contains, in addition to the data related to employment relationships, the data specified in the Civil Servant Act on the service relationships of individuals.
The employment or service record book, respectively, issued before coming into force of the law, is an official document certifying the circumstances recorded therein, related to the employment or civil service, respectively.
The worker and employee have the right to access their unified electronic work record. The worker and employee have the right of information about the history of access to their unified electronic work record.
The employers have the right of information about the workers and employees hired by them, entered by previous employers, as determined by the ordinance under Art. 62, para. 5.
