A clarifying circular on the proper implementation of the digital work card in the catering and tourism sectors was issued today, Monday, February 10, 2025, by the Secretary General of Labor Relations, Nikos Malapidis.

It is noted that, From March 1, 2025the above sectors will be included in the full application of the Digital Work Card, and the measure has been piloted as early as September 2024, providing businesses operating in catering and tourism a reasonable time to adapt to the News data.

During the five -month period since the start of the pilot period, the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Niki Kerameos, had extensive dialogue with representatives of employees and employers in tourism and catering on the implementation of the digital work card.

At the same time, online seminars and information actions across Greece have been carried out and continued, with the participation of the Secretary General. Labor Relations, Nikos Milas, in collaboration with the representatives of employees and employers.

During these actions, useful observations and remarks were recorded on the specificity of these sectors, with marks incorporated into the new circular in the context of the smooth implementation of the measure.

As stated in a related announcement, the digital work card is an important tool, which ensures that employees are paid for their real working time. Its implementation contributes to the fight against indicated and/or undeclared work, while protecting workers and healthy businesses from unfair competition.

According to the Ministry of Labor, the effectiveness of the measure is also confirmed by the latest official elements of the “ERGANI” information system, which record an increase in recorded overtime in its 815,509 -hour application sectors in relation to the years, prior to the application of the measure .

This measure already protects 750,000 employees employed by banks, supermarkets, insurance companies, security companies, DEKO, industry and retail, and, after its full application in tourism and focus, their total number will reach approximately. their 1,500,000. At the same time, the total number of integrated companies will exceed 150,000 companies.

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