The recent Bill of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, titled “Fair Work for Everyone-Legislative Simplification – Support for the Employees – Protection in Practice,” aims to eliminate paper-based procedures, expedite the hiring process, reduce bureaucracy, and enhance the enforcement role of the Hellenic Labour Inspectorate.
More specifically, pursuant to this Bill, employees:
- Are granted more flexibility in arranging their work time based on their needs and schedules. For example, from now on, a working parent can work four days a week and stay home to look after their child on the fifth day of the week, and this arrangement can continue throughout the entire year, instead of being limited to the current 6-month period.
- May spread their annual paid leave in multiple periods, following notification to the employer.
- May work overtime, with their explicit consent, and receive a 40% increase in remuneration, or work up to 13 hours per day (in exceptional cases) for a single employer, also with a 40% pay increase.
