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Factsheet for measure BG-2021-43/2153 – Updated – measures in Bulgaria
Country |
Bulgaria
, applies locally
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Time period | Temporary, 21 October 2021 – 24 February 2022 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Company practices |
Category |
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace
– Occupational health and safety |
Author | Tsetomila Sabcheva and Luboslav Kostov (Citub) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 12 January 2022 (updated 26 May 2022) |
Hotel Augusta is one of the major hotels located in the town Hisarya. The hotel is available not only to tourists but also to business meetings as it offers conference rooms on rent. Pursuant to order RD-01-856 / 19.10.2021. of the Ministry of Health, a number of restrictions are applied on the territory of the hotel premises since 21 October 2021.
Because of the newly introduced restrictions, hotel guests are allowed to enter the hotel if the following documents are showcased at the reception at the time of arrival:
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
22 February 2022 |
The measure was initially open-ended but guests without a "green certificate" will be allowed at the hotel, as of 24 February 2022. |
The strict control when entering the hotel premises is obligatory for all guests. The measure is in line with state orders and the overall hotel policy on preventing the spread of COVID-19. Other hotel measures adopted go as follows:
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Employees in standard employment
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Sector specific set of companies
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Applies to all citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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Company / Companies
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Companies
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement as case not in social partner domain | 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 of social partners in designing and implementing the measure.
No social partners' views are encountered at the time of adopting the measure.
This case is sector-specific (only private sector)
Economic area | Sector (NACE level 2) |
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I - Accommodation And Food Service Activities | I55 Accommodation |
This case is not occupation-specific.
Citation
Eurofound (2022), Preventing the spread of the COVID-19 in hotel Augusta, measure BG-2021-43/2153 (measures in Bulgaria), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/BG-2021-43_2153.html
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