From July 1, the introduction of a digital labor card begins, which the Minister of Labor described as “a digital tool based on the absolute guarantee of compliance with labor laws: working hours and overtime pay.” Minister of Labor and Social Security (Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Υποθέσεων) Mr. Kostis Hatzidakis stated that the digital work […]
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Greek Ministry of Labor replaced ΟΑΕΔ with ΔΥΠΑ
The ΔΥΠΑ logo is presented today by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in the context of the transformation and modernization of the Employment and Employment Service – ΟΑΕΔ. As mentioned in the related announcement, “the new name of ΔΥΠΑ symbolizes the restart of the old ΟΑΕΔ, which, due to the adoption of law […]
Day of International Solidarity of Workers, holiday of spring and labor
Today is the First of May, the International Day of Spring and Labor, which is celebrated in many countries of the world. May Day is recognized as an official national holiday in 86 states, only it is called differently: Labor Day, Spring Day, International Workers’ Day. And it all started back in 1886, when on […]
Ukrainian men will be returned from abroad to protect the Motherland
A draft law has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which will introduce criminal liability for the non-arrival of Ukrainian men from abroad to protect their country. Defectors could face up to 10 years in prison. Ukrainian men abroad reacted differently to the invasion of the Russian Federation – some urgently returned to […]
Greeks rank fifth among the lowest paid workers in the world
Greeks are among the five lowest paid workers in the world. Only Estonians, Lithuanians and Poles are paid even worse. A large-scale study conducted by the job search platform Lensa led to this conclusion. Greeks reportedly work hard and earn little. In contrast, Icelanders, Luxembourgers, Danes and Germans work much less and get much more. […]
Poll: Greeks rank fifth among the lowest paid workers
Greeks are among the top five lowest paid workers, according to job search platform Lensa. Only Estonians, Lithuanians and Poles are paid even worse. A large-scale study conducted by Lensa employees led to this conclusion. Greeks reportedly work hard and earn little. In contrast, Icelanders, Luxembourgers, Danes and Germans work much less and earn much […]
In 2021, Ukrainian workers sent a record $15 billion to Ukraine
Ukrainian labor migrants transferred a record amount of money to their homeland in 2021 – $15 billion. This is almost 3 billion more than in 2020. About it they say preliminary calculations of the National Bank. In the same year, 8.1 billion received through the official channel (in 2020 – 7 billion), and 6.8 billion […]
Employment of workers and covid
According to the ERGANI information system, the balance of employment flows in June 2021 was positive. In particular, in June, the number of job advertisements was 311,649, and the number of layoffs – 238,147 (99,412 voluntary layoffs and 138,735 cancellations of perpetual contracts or expiration of fixed-term contracts). As a result, the June balance was […]
New labor bill passed by majority vote
The Greek parliament has discussed a bill on changes in labor legislation. 158 deputies voted “for”, i.e. overwhelming majority. At the same time, the opposition called for a boycott of the labor law, saying that it was a “nightmare”. Several provisions, mainly those concerning the incorporation of directives and conventions of the International Labor Office, […]