The workers filed a complaint with the Thessaloniki labour inspectorate, where they reported that at least two stores were not allowing them to turn on the air conditioning in order to save on their electricity bills.
According to ThessToday, these are a pastry shop in Oreokastro and a cafe in the center of Thessaloniki. In the companies in question, as SETEPE President Georgios Branikas mentions in his complaint, employers force their employees to work in extreme temperatures without the use of air conditioning.
“Based on the logic that customers do not sit for long in stores of this type, since it is takeaway food, Some employers decide not to turn on the air conditioning, to the detriment of employees who remain inside for 8 hours and are forced to escape the heat (as advised by their employer)… by opening the windows (!),” says Mr. Branikas.
According to him, the Thessaloniki Tourism and Catering Workers' Union has already filed complaints with the Labor Inspectorate regarding both companies. At the same time, the president of SETEPE in Thessaloniki points to the danger for distributors working in hot conditions, describing as “half measures” the emergency measures of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection in force until Friday, July 19.
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