Today, Monday, February 26, the Electronic Platform was opened, declaring the employment of pensioners. With the activation of the Electronic Platform, https://www.efka.gov.gr/dilosi-erg-synt.phppaves the way for an increase in the income of working pensioners who now receive 100% of their pension from the 70% they received until now.

On the occasion of the operation of the Electronic Platform, the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Domna Michailidousaid: “This is a substantial improvement in the income of working pensioners. Now our working retired fellow citizens will be able to collect their pension in full, while there will be a withholding of 10% on their salary. In fact, this withholding will gradually lead to an increase in their pension. This implies additional income for each working pensioner which can reach up to 3,500 euros per year. With this new reform, which starts today with the activation of the electronic Platform, we are putting our commitments into practice. We are close to our fellow citizens with projects and actions.”

The Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security, Panos Tsakloglou, said: “The new platform for declaring the employment of pensioners has been launched. Already working pensioners have seen their January pension in full in their accounts without the 30% withholding. From today, all pensioners who wish to work can, with a “click”, both declare the start of employment and any reasons for their exemption from the payment of the resource in favor of e-EFKA. With this measure, we are giving incentives to those pensioners who are able and willing to work to rejoin the labor market by immediately increasing their disposable income and, in the future, their pension.”

It is noted that from the withholding of the new resource of 10% on the salaries for EFKA, certain population groups are excluded such as people with mental disabilities, those receiving the extra-institutional allowance, those with many children and pensioners due to disability. Also excluded from the resource are those employed by a General Government Body, for whom, however, pension suspension is provided until the age of 62.