Until Holy Wednesday, April 12 the Easter Gift is expected to be paid to private sector workers, which is a little more than 50% of the salary.

Employees who will not have received the Easter gift by April 12 they must know that this constitutes a criminal offense for the employer and they can take action against him.

For the Easter Gift, the period of time is calculated from January 1 to April 30. Those who have worked for less than 4 months will receive the proportion of the time they worked.

Those who are paid by wage they should get 15 days’ wages as a gift, or if they worked less, they are entitled to 1 day’s wages for every 8 calendar days.

With the increase in the minimum wage, the amounts of the gift for several workers will also be adjusted.

Who will get an increased Easter Gift?

A total of 585,000 minimum wage workers who saw an increase from April 1 will receive an increased Easter Gift.

The gift will be calculated based on the new salary and will correspond to the period from January 1 to April 30.

The Easter gift is calculated based on the regular wages paid on the 15th day before Easter, as long as they are equal to or higher than the legal ones.

What should the employee do if the gift is not paid?

In the event that the Easter gift is not paid on time, employees and unions can and must appeal to the relevant Labor Inspectorate in order to draw up a complaint.

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 initiation of the automatic procedure. Employees and their unions have the right to file a complaint directly with the relevant police department and request the application of the automatic procedure.