Quality of Working Environment – Challenges to the Attractiveness of Organizations as an Employer in Bulgaria

Margarita Atanassova

Economic Studies journal, 2020, issue 6, 26-43

Abstract: Attracting and retaining workforce in Bulgaria as part of the emerging integrated European labour market is characterized by a number of challenges related to both the level and dynamics of wages and the Quality of Working Environment. In the context of the multifaceted nature of the Quality of Working Environment concept in the present study, the emphasis is on the managerial capacity of the organizations to ensure both a convincing connection of the work results/achievements with the salary, as well as the compliance with the regulations of the labour and social security legislation. Thå survey results show that among the working-age population in Bulgaria, the negative attitudes dominate towards the offered in the organizations link between the work results/achievements and the salaries. The incorrect practices in the field of wages and social security “encourage” turnover and reduced motivation of employees with all the ensuing consequences on the attractiveness of organizations in Bulgaria as employers. Successfully overcoming these challenges should be considered as a contribution to improving the quality of the working environment and increasing the attractiveness of organizations as an employer with all the ensuing consequences on the decisions of individuals to participate in the workforce in Bulgaria.

JEL-codes: J21 M12 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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