By Leonidas Stergiou The plan to close 120 bank branches and cut staff by 1,500-1,600 within the year is on hold due to the energy crisis and the war in Ukraine. The crisis was a game-changer for banks, as it amplified the social and economic impact of network and employee restructuring. In a period of […]
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A voluntary exit program has started at Eurobank
By Leonidas Stergiou Two years after the big voluntary retirement program in October 2020, when almost 10% of employees had left, Eurobank decided to proceed with a light voluntary retirement plan for all employees in Greece. The new voluntary exit program started yesterday, does not set a target for the number of departures and ends […]
Justice 2022: Proposal for a voluntary exit program for judges and prosecutors
By Panagiotis Stathis A program of voluntary departure of judges and prosecutors from the Judiciary has fallen on the table of the officials of the Ministry of Justice for 2022, a year in which many reforms in the Judiciary are expected to take place anyway. This process is not unprecedented for Justice since on the […]
The numbers for bank volunteers – Why they are made
By Leonidas Stergiou With the voluntary departures of Piraeus Bank and the National Bank, which are completed at the end of the month and in mid-December, respectively, another round of reduction of the banks’ staff is completed, aiming at cost rationalization, more efficient utilization of the network, digital transition and banking transformation. In the digital […]