Pay transparency in Bulgaria

National law

Законопроект за изменение и допълнение на Закона за защита от дискриминация (№ 52-602-01-42) (Bill amending and supplementing the Protection Against Discrimination Act (no. 52-602-01-42))

In force since

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Job ads

No rule yet. No pay disclosure duty for job ads is in force. The bill would require employers to give applicants the basic salary or its range, permanent supplements and applicable collective-agreement terms; it sets no specific timing or form and does not require pay in the job ad. Job titles in vacancy notices would have to be gender-neutral.

Asking about previous pay

No legal ban yet

Workers' right to information

Not yet in force. The bill would give workers a written right to their own pay and sex-disaggregated average pay for equal or equal-value work, answered within two months (further clarification within 14 days); employers would have to inform staff of this right by 31 January each year.

Pay reporting

No reporting duty yet. Under the bill, reporting would start on 7 June 2027 for employers with 150+ employees and on 7 June 2031 for 100–149 employees.

Penalties

No dedicated fine schedule identified in the bill; the general sanctions of the Protection Against Discrimination Act would apply (amounts not verified).

Not verified: Fine amounts under the Protection Against Discrimination Act; reading of the RTF bill text was done via automated conversion. Note: there is no separate stand-alone Labour Code bill; the Labour Code changes are part of this bill (§ 12).

Sources

1. Законопроект за изменение и допълнение на Закона за защита от дискриминация, № 52-602-01-42 · Народно събрание на Република България · 11/09/2026
2. Bill text (RTF) · Народно събрание на Република България · 11/09/2026
3. Draft legislation to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive in Bulgaria · WTW
4. Bulgaria pay transparency tracker · Evenpay · 04/11/2026

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