Pension insurance of employees in the school education system in Bulgaria - legal changes, development and challenges Cover Image

Пенсионното осигуряване на заетите в системата на училищното образование в България – законови промени, развитие и предизвикателства
Pension insurance of employees in the school education system in Bulgaria - legal changes, development and challenges

Author(s): Lyudmila P. Vekova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, School education, Administrative Law
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: pension insurance; pension legislation; school education system; pension rights; Teachers' Pension Fund

Summary/Abstract: The report analyzes the pension legislation and the current specific regime of pension insurance in relation to those employed in the school education system and the main changes in the legislation for the acquisition of pension rights by pedagogical specialists. Emphasis is placed on the functioning and development of the teachers' pension fund as the first occupational pension fund in Bulgaria. The changes in the age structure of the employees in the school education system and their compliance with the changes in the specific regime of pension insurance are analyzed. The assessment of the changes in the pension rights of the pedagogical specialists is also made in the aspect of their compliance with the main European priorities in the pension insurance and with the most important directions of the implemented pension reforms.