Immediately the declaration as mandatory of the Collective Labor Agreement in the food sector

The Supreme Labor Council expressed a positive opinion to the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Kostis Hatzidakis, on the declaration of the sectoral Collective Bargaining Agreement in the food sector as mandatory, during today’s meeting chaired by the Secretary General of Labor, Labor.

Following this, the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Kostis Hatzidakis, will immediately sign the relevant Ministerial Decision, with the result that the terms of the BCC (salary and others) apply to all employees and employers in the sector.

It is recalled that in a recent meeting at the ministry with the representatives of workers and employers in the food industry, the will was expressed to declare the Convention immediately binding, while the involved social partners were asked to fulfill the obligations provided for the process to proceed quickly. tourist season.
As the employer side did not provide a number of elements that would facilitate the declaration of the Contract as mandatory, the side of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, based on the high delinquency observed in the industry in the reports of the Labor Inspectorate, but also its critical tourism and the economy, he proposed to make the Convention mandatory, a view which was finally accepted.

The contract “For the terms of remuneration and work of the staff of all kinds of Tourist and Food stores throughout the country for 2021 – 2023”, is valid from 22-02-2021 to 22-02-2023. It concerns, among others, the employees in restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs, catering, grills, refreshments, confectioneries, cafes, “fast food”, etc. with specialties – among others – specialties such as cook, waiter, waiter, distributor etc.

Finally, it should be noted that in any case, according to current legislation, collective bargaining agreements of any kind are not allowed to set a monthly regular salary or full-time wage, remaining below the statutory minimum wage and wage or the corresponding proportional to employment ratio.