Today is Thursday, December 21, 2023, the last day to pay the Christmas Gift to private sector workers. GSEE and the Confederation’s Information Center for Employees & Unemployed (KEPEA/GSEE) have published a detailed guide on everything beneficiaries need to know.

Employees have the possibility, through the online application created by KEPEA, to calculate for themselves the Christmas Gift 2023 they are entitled to. Also, the KPEA of GSEE has created an application, making available to employees modern information tools, so that they know and claim their rights.

In case the Christmas Gift is not paid on time, employees and/or unions can and must appeal to the relevant Labor Inspectorate in order to draw up a complaint report. The complaint is forwarded to the Public Prosecutor for individual prosecution against the employer, while at the same time it is also forwarded to the relevant police department for the initiation of the automatic procedure.

Employees and/or their unions have the right to file a complaint directly with the relevant police department and request the application of the automatic procedure.
Please note that the petition should include the employer’s business and residence details, if possible, as the auto-forfeiture process takes up to 48 hours.

In any case of non-payment of the Christmas Gift, within the set deadline, the Labor Inspectors have an obligation to intervene immediately, carrying out checks and to be fully prepared, for the exercise of the autoforo procedure and the imposition of the relevant sanctions.
Employees can make named or anonymous complaints to the single service line 1555 or to the online anonymous complaint submission service of the Labor Inspectorate or by sending a message via e-mail (email) to the Inspection Department of their place of work.