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For 10th year running Bulgaria is last in EU in overtime pay: Eurostat

For a tenth year in a row, Bulgaria is in last position out of all EU countries in overtime pay per hour.

In 2018 payment of one hour of overtime work in Bulgaria stood at an average of 5.5 euro, indicate Eurostat data. The list is topped by Luxembourg, where payment of one hour of overtime is 46.6 euro. 



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