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The deputies approved in second reading the law of the Ministry of the Interior for the overtime of the police.
Given the specific activity of the ministry, employees on an atypical working day work regularly during the working days established in the working day. According to current legislation Work performed on business days longer than the established working day does not constitute overtime work, therefore it is not compensated with remuneration.
The bill provides for the definition of another approach in which cany work performed outside of the established regular work hours up to 70 hours per quarter and 280 hours per year must be reported as overtime and be compensated with remuneration. The envisaged amendment stipulates that for public officials, other than those with reduced hours and shift workers, establish daily reports of working hours. In this way, public servants dependent on the Ministry of the Interior will be compensated with additional paid annual leave of up to 12 days for the work performed during the working hours established in working days.
Money in lieu of additional police officer overtime leave
Adopting these changes will also increase the quality of work.
In addition, the compensation of overtime with additional paid annual leave is a prerequisite for other employee overtime that must guarantee the activities of the ministry.
Adoption of these changes will also lead to increase the quality and motivation of the work carried out by the employees of the Ministry of the Interior.
The change is also related to updating the maximum amounts of gratitude rewards with monetary reward for employees of the Ministry of the Interior, as determined with the entry into force of the repealed Law of the Ministry of the Interior in 2006.
In recent years, the budget of the Ministry of the Interior has increased significantly in terms of personnel costs and this circumstance creates the conditions for the adoption of such changes. Another argument in support of the proposals presented is the change in the security environment and the need to increase the capacity of the police to carry out the main tasks related to the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, the fight against crime, public order and fire safety. population.
The financial resources required for the implementation of the new legislation, related to the payment of additional remuneration for overtime, amount to about BGN 65 million., of which BGN 37.4 million for salaries and BGN 27.6 million contributions to social security and must be additionally insured from the budget of the Ministry of the Interior in accordance with the budget forecast for the next few years.
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