At first glance, the provisions of the Bulgarian Labour Code for redundancy in the event of “closure of part of enterprise” seem to be clearly described – the employer needs to provide a notice to the employee, in accordance with the law under the already established procedure. Often during mergers and acquisitions, employers use precisely this provision to make their employees redundant. In practice, however, this has proved to be a case with conflicting decisions in case law.

On October 26, 2021. The General Assembly of the Supreme Court of Cassation issued Decision No. 5/2019 clarifying this specific case related to employment law.

Dafinka Stoycheva, Senior Partner elaborates on the topic:

https://ceelegalmatters.com/magazine-articles/8426-issue-9-8/21389-bulgaria-supreme-court-provides-clarity-on-layoff-labor-regulation