“For the Greek government, the issue of women’s economic empowerment is a key priority, because without the equal participation of women and men in the labor market, there can be no real growth and real equality. In this context, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs plans and implements actions with the aim of strengthening […]
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Υπ. Work: Preparations for the digital work card have begun
The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Mr. Kostis Hatzidakis, had today the first meeting with the Project Team for the implementation of the Digital Work Card. The meeting was attended by the General Secretariat of Labor Mrs. Anna Stratinaki who coordinates the project and executives of the contractor company OTE, and subcontractors 01 Solutions […]
Υπ. Work – recommendation: Return to telework work
As part of the measures to ensure public health and the smooth resumption of economic activities in the areas of the country that were at the center of the bad weather “Hope”, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs announces the following: 1. In addition to the branches that operated in the previous days – […]
Υπ. Working in bad weather: A reminder of business obligations and employee rights
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs reminds the obligation of employers to take measures for the health and safety of their employees and to ensure that, according to the current legislation, they do not endanger their employees during the performance of their duties. Cases, following the announcement issued on Saturday, January 22 and, as […]
New clarifications on parental leave due to coronavirus
In the further clarification of the “status” of the parents’ leave due to coronavirus, circles of the Ministry of Labor proceeded, stating that: -First, it is clarified that working parents during the leave of their children from coronavirus, receive for the first three days fifty percent (50%) of their salary, which is paid by the […]
Υπ. Of Labor: Another recital of lies by SYRIZA about the new sick leave licenses due to covid
“The compensation scheme for new sick leave, due to COVID, is in line with the legal framework for sick leave that has been in force for decades. In particular, for decades, it has been the case that in the first three days of illness only 50% of “from the employer and from the fourth day […]
The new timetable for the introduction of the minimum wage
An amendment by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs hastens the start and the entire conduct of the procedure for setting the minimum wage for 2022, so that the decision on the level of the minimum wage and wage is taken earlier than the stipulated period, in accordance with the recent commitments of Prime […]
K. Hatzidakis: The programs that will create 86,000 new jobs through OAED have started this year
The planning of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and OAED for the creation of 86,000 jobs in 2022, which was presented to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis last week, is entering the implementation trajectory. According to an announcement of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, from Monday, January 17, the submission of applications […]
Which company executives are excluded from the new employment ‘status’ of employees
By Dimitris Katsaganis The “regime” for the exclusion of company executives from the new framework governing employment under the law of the Minister of Labor, Mr. Kostis Hatzidakis, is clarified in a circular. As it typically states, the provisions of the Washington Convention International Convention do not apply to persons holding positions of supervision or […]
Three new general secretariats and general positions are established. secretaries in the Ministries of Finance, Labor and Environment
According to a draft Presidential Decree, three new general secretariats and corresponding positions of general secretaries are established in the Ministries of Finance, Labor and Environment. More specifically, a special secretariat for Financial Controls is established in the Ministry of Finance, as well as a corresponding position of Secretary General. This new special secretariat is […]
