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With more and more companies exploring whether to embrace a shorter working week, this southern European country is swinging in the opposite direction in a bid to boost productivity and employment …

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Greece is the latest country to do a deal with an African state bordering the Mediterranean Sea involving the offer of immigration rights for its own nationals in return for placing strict controls on other nationals seeking to illegally migrate north from their shores …

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Until the end of March 2024, the cheapest and quickest way for third country nationals to gain residential status in an EU country was through Greece’s golden visa scheme …

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The new gross monthly minimum wage has just risen by 6 …

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The mandatory Labour Day holiday of 1st May 2024 has been postponed until Tuesday, 7th May 2024 due to the fact that it will otherwise coincide with Holy Wednesday …

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At the end of December last year the government published law 5078/2023 on the regulation of occupational insurance funds …

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Although the European Council had no intention to deregulate the labour market when it adopted EU Directive 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions the Greek Parliament has found it to be a useful pretext to do just that (Official Gazette A’ 158/26-9-2023) …

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According to the Greek Ministry of Labour and Social Security, over the past four years it has reduced social security contributions by 4 …

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Ever since the IMF bailout in 2010, public sector pay has been subject to cuts amounting to over 40% during the last 13 years …

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Although the economy remains as weak as ever and the government creaks under the second highest level of public sector debt (197% of GDP) in the World, few of the fundamentals ever change …

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The new law, which will commence in January 2024, lifts the current ban on immigrant workers changing their location of residence in order to allow the better use of workers already living in Greece …

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Meal vouchers granted, in paper or electronic form, by employers to employees now fall under the concept of ‘exempt benefits in kind’, which are not included in the employees’ regular remuneration …

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Social security agency increases 2023 monthly social security contribution cap …

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Paid out over 14 installments each year, the new monthly minimum wage will be increased by 9 …

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A pilot exercise concerning the operation of a digital “work card” has proven to be a success …

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