Significant changes have been made to Greece’s social security system by legislation that puts the provisions of the third Memorandum of Understanding into effect. As of 1 January 2013, the regulations set out in Law 4093/2012 increase the retirement age by at least two years for most categories of
Cleaners working for OPAP S.A [1]., the state owned gambling monopoly, had gone to the Supreme Court on 20 January 2011 to ask that their fixed-term contracts, which had been renewed every year since 1989, be converted into permanent ones. [1] http://www.opap.gr
The Greek parliament passed the act (law 3891/2010) restructuring the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE [1]) on March 23, 2011. This was in order to comply with the EU/IMF Memorandum dictating the strict implementation of the country’s recovery plan by March 2011. [1] http://www.ose.gr/
In 2008, the Labour Institute (Ινστιτούτο Εργασίας, ΙΝΕ [1]) of the Greek General Confederation of Labour (Γενική Συνομοσπονδία Εργατών Ελλάδας, GSEE [2]) carried out research on the impact of company mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on employment and labour relations. The study consists of the
On 9 May 2008, a Ministerial Decision implementing and establishing the terms and conditions for the granting of the special maternity leave introduced by Law 3655/2008 was published in the Greek Official Gazette (FEK).
On 30 July 2008, the Hellenic Parliament passed legislation that is expected to introduce significant changes to the labour relations of employees in state-run utilities and enterprises (DEKOs). Similar legislation was introduced by Law 3429/2005, which provided for new employment regulations in
As part of its reform policy, the Greek government has proposed a revision of the Greek Constitution. The 1975 version is the longest-standing Constitution in Greek constitutional history, and is also one of Europe’s most comprehensive and modern constitutions. It is commonly recognised as the most
On 13 December 2006, a 24-hour general strike was called by the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE [1]) and the Confederation of Public Servants (ADEDY [2]), in reaction to the economic policy put forward by the government, as well as their proposed changes to the employment relationships
In December 2006, the initial findings of a study on the father’s role in work and family life were presented at an international conference held in Athens. The study was conducted by the Research Centre for Gender Equality (Κέντρο Ερευνών για Θέματα Ισότητας, KETHI [1]) in collaboration with
On 22 December 2006, agreement was reached on the signing of a new collective agreement for the financial services sector. This followed several rounds of difficult bargaining negotiations (*GR0602105N* [1]), accompanied by strikes among bank employees, as well as interventions by the Greek General