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Factsheet for measure BG-2020-11/1574 – measures in Bulgaria
Country | Bulgaria , applies nationwide |
Time period | Open ended, started on 13 March 2020 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Company practices |
Category |
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace
– Changes in work organisation |
Author | Tsetomila Sabcheva and Luboslav Kostov (Citub) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 08 December 2020 (updated 25 January 2021) |
The example of VMware Bulgaria is a showcase of how technological companies in Bulgaria generally adapted to the new business reality triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. VMware managed to make a successful transition to a hybrid work model by granting its employees the opportunity to work from home or other places that enable them to pursue their professional and personal goals. The process has been very quick and smooth, as the products and services of the company are mainly in a cloud environment and are based on technological solutions for remote work. While continuing to expand its team in Bulgaria, the company duly takes care of its employees’ safety and well-being, by providing various opportunities and benefits.
Remote work:
Benefits to employees:
1,300 employees.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Employees in standard employment
|
Larger corporations
|
Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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Company / Companies
|
Companies
|
Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement | No involvement as case not in social partner domain |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
No involvement.
No involvement.
This case is sector-specific (only private sector)
Economic area | Sector (NACE level 2) |
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J - Information And Communication | J62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities |
J63 Information service activities |
This case is occupation-specific
Occupation (ISCO level 2) |
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Information and communications technology professionals |
Citation
Eurofound (2020), VMware office Bulgaria: Successful adaptation of the work processes to the new business reality, measure BG-2020-11/1574 (measures in Bulgaria), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/BG-2020-11_1574.html
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