The significant changes it brings to the labor market The new bill of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security presented yesterday at the Council of Ministers, the relevant Minister developed Ceramic Victoryin an interview he gave to Mega television station.

As the Minister pointed out, this is a one bill which ‘It comes from the market. Goes to solve practical issues on the market. The first thing he does is to simplify processes. Removes forms, makes faster recruitments, easier recruitment for everyone. Removes bureaucracy. The second he makes brings many arrangements that enhance workers and the third, enhances the Labor Inspection Controls to have more faithful observance of labor legislation“

Regarding the provision of up to 13 hours of the same employer, the minister made it clear that the eight -hour period was maintained as it is. In every country as in Greece, it is possible to overtime with an employer and employee agreement. “What is changing now with this bill? This threshold up to 13 hours in two employers can be done in one. Why? Because they were coming workers and they were telling us. I am currently working 13 hours in the two taverns for example. Why can’t I stay 13 hours to complete my income in one and should I move? So what is the difference? First, it is a possibility and not an obligation. Secondly, it wants an employee’s agreement. Thirdly, with this arrangement you do not move to a second employer and fourth and most importantly, you are paid much more if you stay in an employer, because this is overtime, that is, plus 40% of overtime, as opposed to two.

He even brought an example of an employee who is employed by two employers and is paid 8 euros per hour. “If you do up to 13 hours in two employers, this comes out 104 euros. If you do it to an employer, at the same time, it comes out 119 euros. “

Ms. Kerameos emphasized the key role of the digital work card in increasing overtime declared and in better observance of labor legislation. She noted that in the first month of her first catering, overtime reported increased by 105% and in tourism by 1,105%.

Concerning four -day work, the minister has clarified that it is already existing but only for six months, while the bill expands for one year. “You have a child, you work 4 days a week and you want to be with your child on Friday. Today you can only do it for a semester. That is, in the second semester you have to find a solution for Friday. What does this bill go and do? Releases it for the benefit of the worker ‘, The minister said, clarifying that you would now be able to work 4 days a week for the whole year if the business agrees, and that the remaining working hours will be completed within the week.

The minister referred to the facilitation of recruitment, noting that the bill simplifies procedures, reduces bureaucracy as only one document will now be required, and it also provides fast track recruitment for up to two days of work to meet business needs. In addition, the minister made it clear that the bill is not changing anything about layoffs.

Referring to the pregnancy allowance, Mrs Kerameos pointed out that ”There was one arrangement on which to get a pregnancy and pregnancy allowance you had to have 120 stamps in the same fund. And we say, why should they be in the same fund? We are interested in working. So go and expand the pregnancy and pregnancy allowance. As well as for the first time, we give parental leave, its post -subsequent section and to foster mothers“

Regarding the possibility of distribution of the annual leisure license, the Minister said that today there is a basic principle, the indivisible license, that is, the license to be granted the whole and there are some exceptions. The minister said that the new arrangement coming “It gives the employee more freedom to submit a different request. Let’s say I have four weeks of leisure license, I may want to get all four, I may want to break them in two or I may want to file a request that says I want four individual weeks, for my personal reasons, to be able to do so” And here’s a business agreement.

Ms. Kerameos then emphasized that many employers argued that overtime costs a great deal of business by adding that ‘We have abolished all the surcharges in the insurance contributions for overtime, overtime, nightclubs and holidays. That is, for example, for businesses that work very much and weekends and holidays, you understand how important this is, both for employees and businesses. The details of April came out. Although you pay much less to the insurance funds, insurance funds have increased 48% in a month, as many more said. Overtime workers’ earnings increased 62%. Why did we reduce the cost of overtime to the state“

Finally, the Minister, referring to the arrangement concerning the solidarity contribution of retirees, stated: ‘The distortion was as follows, the government was coming and giving an increase in pension. In the last three years, increases have come back, we have increased pensions by 13.6% in the last three years. Due to the growth, a change of solidarity levy. And because you were changing step, they are finally getting less money, eat the increase. This was what we went and changed a few months ago. I brought a provision on the basis of which you do not essentially change a step. Second category workers pensioners. In our country we now have a regime under which you are retired if you want to work we no longer withhold you from your pension and with this arrangement increased the retirees from about 30,000 to 230,000. Let’s say I’m working as a pensioner. I have an increase in my pension because I just worked. This surcharge leads me to a change of scale so I lose again while I worked and got an increase. We bring a setting so you don’t change a step because you have an increase in your pension. “