An increase in the minimum wage, the return of fundamental collective bargaining regulations and a roadmap to combat undeclared and precarious employment are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Greece in the second
The government has passed a labour law aimed at strengthening workers’ rights, while staying within the framework of individual and collective labour relations set for the country when it entered the Financial Stability Mechanism. The law has had a mixed reception, though it has led to a revival of
The new law to regulate industrial relations issues, SEV's ideas on collective bargaining, union proposals for labour protection, and a draft law to combat undeclared work are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in
The 2017 National General Collective Employment Agreement covers important institutional issues, such as the fight against undeclared work and discrimination, and health and safety at work, in an attempt to revive national social dialogue following the financial crisis of 2008 and in the context of
Continuing negotiations with the Troika on the Greek labour market and pensions system, the conclusion of a national collective employment agreement and a judgment on human trafficking are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working
Negotiations between Greece and the Troika on labour market reform in the area of collective redundancies, collective action and collective bargaining and the position of the peak social partners are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments
The third Memorandum of Understanding for Greece came into force from January 2016, which sets out measures that the government will have to implement before the end of 2018. These include tax policy reform, a more sustainable pension system, and improved management of health sector finances.
The Greek Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that cuts to a teacher's lump sum benefit (payable to public servants on retirement) were not illegal. The teacher had claimed the 34.27% reduction imposed as part of financial austerity measures was unconstitutional. The judgement has yet to be
A report by the Labour Institute of the GSEE trade union confederation argues that the economic policy implemented to tackle the economic crisis is incompatible with the Greek economic development model and has, as a result, brought high unemployment, disinvestment, social disintegration and
The results of the 2013 Annual Greek Commerce Report are particularly disappointing. Downward trends that had started to appear in 2011 have become a disturbing reality in 2013. The report, compiled by the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce (ESEE [1]), shows the Greek commerce sector is in