Changes in working hours, overtime and recruitment brings the new labor bill, presented by Labor Minister Niki Kerameos and received the “green light” from the cabinet with the aim of simplifying procedures, reducing bureaucracy and modernizing labor regulations.
Easy and quick hires
1. The recruitment announcement is completed with a single document, instead of four.
2. A centralized digital file for the employee and the ability to notifications through Myergani.
3. Application for Employers for the first time, corresponding to Myergani for employees to manage all issues of labor relations.
4. Fast track is introduced for urgent needs of the business through mobile application, for work up to 2 days.
Reduction of bureaucracy
1. Removed forms containing information already submitted: Licensing Book / Annual Licensing Table (E11) / Annual Personnel Table (E4)
2. The obligation to keep the employer in printed format documents that are kept electronically and to attach unnecessary records to ERGANI II.
3. Consolidated policies for prevention of violence/harassment and internal complaints.
4. Practical issues of implementation of the digital work card:
- Possibility of flexible turnout up to 120 minutes, by agreement.
- Preparation time (30 ‘in industry, 10’ in other sectors).
- Three “single” signs per month are allowed, without sanction.
Modernization of labor provisions
1. The current framework that allows work up to 13 hours daily in 2 or more employers is also provided in the case of an employer, with the same resting conditions
as well as overtime increases.
2. Overtime is also allowed to rotate, with legal surcharges (40% surcharge in the paid hourly wage)
- Employee’s income is reinforced and the business needs are met
Strengthening workers
1. Righteous arrangement of working time in order to substantially serve the balance of professional and family life:
- Ability to four -day work for the whole year, e.g. For working parents
2. The reduction of remuneration immediately after the application of the digital work card is considered a unilateral harmful change.
3. Single Insurance Time Recognition for Benefit and Postage Allowance:
- No more time is required in a single fund.
They are entitled to the allowance of more mothers who have changed work.
4. The parental permit allowance shall be guaranteed as tax -free, unmistakable and irrelevant.
5. Expanding the administration of the post -maternity permit and to foster mothers.
6. Freedom of allocating the annual leisure license by the employee himself, in consultation with the employer.
7. The employee can now declare his voluntary retirement on ERGANI II.
Enhance health and safety at work
1. The suggestions of the Occupational and Technical Security Doctor are recorded exclusively in writing, and the suggestions book is now kept in electronic form, to facilitate checks.
2. It is mandatory to have the presence of health and safety coordinators in technical projects, depending on their size, to prevent accidents at work.
3. The limit of employees below which the employer can perform technical security duties (from 50 to 20).
4. Emphasis on providing first aid courses (CPR, Heimlich) from the business to employees.
5. The role of the Health and Safety Committees (EYAE) and the Internal Protection and Prevention Services (ESPP) is strengthened.
6. Business ranking is updated into danger categories, as well as the specialties of security techniques (which remained unchanged in law by the
1980s).
7. It is possible for the necessary measurements to be entrusted directly to ELINYAE, to university and research institutions.
8. Recording professional diseases with the establishment of the relevant recognition criteria.
9. The integrated “HIDANOS” information system is created for the documentation and monitoring of health and safety issues.
Harmonization with International ILO conventions for work
The bill raises three major international acts of the International Labor Organization, enhancing the country’s compliance with global specifications:
-The IOC 155 of the ILO for safety and health at work and the work environment (pending since 1981).
-Te 191 of the ILO (amending the Convention 155).
- It establishes that safety and health at work is a fundamental right.
Protocol of 2014 in Convention 29 to enhance protection against forced or compulsory work (pending from 2014)
Functional Enhancement of Labor Inspectorate
1. The framework for the protection of Labor Inspectors: Criminal penalties are tightened for acts of violence or obstruction of the audit.
2. Movement framework: Nautical miles are adjusted to recognize overnight expenses, with the aim of covering island areas.
3. Organizational changes to optimize the operation of the Inspection: Strengthening Services, Structures, Procedures and Human Resources.
Social security provisions
1. The recent exemption of surcharges from insurance contributions to overtime, overtime, nocturnal and holidays extends to:
- Surcharges provided for by collective contracts
- Surcharges voluntarily granted by employer
2. Where a retired employee is entitled to an increase in his pension, the additional benefit is not taken into account in the calculation of the Solidarity Contribution (EAS).
- This prevents a reduction in pure pension due to growth.
3. Given a letter to retirement organizations.
4. In the Naval Retirement Fund (NATO), an internal control unit and an independent integrity consultant is set up.
Source: Skai
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