Today Holy Wednesday May 1st is the last day of payment Easter gift to workers in the private sector. The this year’s gift will be increased for those paid the minimum wage.

Who is entitled to an Easter gift?

According to the current legislation, all employees employed in the private sector on a permanent or fixed-term, full-time or part-time basis for any employer are entitled to an Easter gift. Public employees and pensioners do not receive the Easter Gift.

When and what you will receive

  • Payment: By today Holy Wednesday May 1st
  • Work from January 1 to April 30 – full gift
  • Shorter work interval – gift ratio
  • Anyone who is paid minimum wage and works all four months will receive: €432.29 (from €406.25) +€26

How is the Easter Gift calculated – What happens in case of dismissal?

This is half a month’s salary if paid on a salary, or 15 days’ wages if paid on a daily basis.

In the event that an employee’s employment relationship with his employer did not last the entire aforementioned period, either because he voluntarily left his job, or because he was fired, he is entitled to receive a proportion of the gift which is calculated as follows:

  • For a salaried employee, an amount equal to 1/15 of half the monthly salary or one day’s salary depending on the agreed payment method, for every 8 (eight) calendar days. In case someone works less than eight days, he is entitled to a corresponding fraction for Easter Gift.
  • If the employee fell ill during the above period, only the days he received sick pay from the insurance company will be deducted. Example: If an employee was absent from work due to illness for 60 days and only received sickness benefit from his insurance fund for 40 days, only the 40 days for which he was subsidized and not the 60 will be deducted from the period of employment.

Times that don’t count

  • The days on which the employee was absent from work without reason or due to unpaid leave are not included.
  • The period of absence of employees due to trade union activity (i.e. time on trade union leave) is not taken into account.
  • Regarding the strike, the judicial jurisprudence accepts that the days of the strike are not counted in the duration of the employment relationship because the abstention of the employee is due to his own will and therefore cannot be characterized as an excused absence. By analogy, the same applies to work stoppages, since they also constitute a strike in reality.

Payment – Online Easter Gift calculation

Payment of the Easter Gift must be made by Holy Wednesday (May 1, 2024).

Calculate online the Gift you are entitled to by filling in the corresponding fields you will see in our app or through our website at the following link: http://kepea.gr/calc-doro-pasxa.php