This profile describes the key characteristics of working life in Greece. It aims to provide the relevant background information on the structures, institutions, actors and relevant regulations regarding working life.
The adoption of new regulations repealing recent labour law provisions, industrial action against the draft bill on development and labour relations, and the announcement of the extension of the general national collective agreement are the main topics of interest in this article. This country
The passing of new regulations to strengthen the protection of private sector workers, special measures to protect delivery drivers, and the evolution of wages between 2017 and 2018 are the main topics of interest in this article.This country update reports on the latest developments in working life
An increase to the minimum wage; a ruling on the employment of cleaning, catering and security services employees in hospitals; and the cancellation of the GSEE Congress are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Greece
The launch of a new mechanism for determining the minimum wage for 2019, the positions of social partners with respect to an increase in the minimum wage, a social security subsidy for younger workers, and general strikes in the public and private sectors are the main topics of interest in this
The reinstatement of sectoral collective bargaining extensions, new procedures for imposing financial sanctions on employers with undeclared workers, the recognition of a new national social partner, and a new national minimum wage are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update
Reforms affecting strikers’ rights, social dialogue on the institutional framework for collective agreements, and the approval of the annual national collective agreement are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Greece
The fall in the unemployment rate, combating undeclared work, one-off social benefit payments, initiatives to strengthen social dialogue, and a general strike over the 2018 budget are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life
The second evaluation of Greece’s current financial support programme (Third Memorandum) was completed in May 2017 with the introduction of new legislation affecting pensions, taxes, collective redundancies, collective bargaining and collective agreements, strike action and Sunday opening. Unions