“The State is not affected at all by the bill we are discussing, nor in the minimum“, Was the comment of the Minister of Labor Victorywhich was mentioned in today’s strike After the reactions caused by the new labor bill of Ministry of Labor.

As he said, the bill concerns how private employees will be strengthened, how businesses will be facilitated and how to boost the private sector labor market. “The bill is about the private sector, I don’t know why the public strike, I can’t answer that. “commented.

‘No 13 hours mandatory, it may be 3 days a month’

Citing 13 hours Mrs Kerameos stressed the following:

“I have also testified in the House that for the 97 total arrangements have workers and businesses have come and have asked for them. Do you know that we have too many collective agreements deposited for ratification at the ministry, which provide for more hours of work and signed by the workers themselves, asking to work 6-7 days? “

“Some of them are illegal, they do not have the approval of the ministry”, The Minister continued, “But the workers’ representatives themselves come and ask for it. It is not compulsory at 13 hours. ”

And continued by saying:

“What does” 13 -hour “express what does it mean? That we will work here tomorrow all day 13 hours a year. This is not the case, it will not be done every day. On the contrary, it can be 37 days a year, ie 3 days a month. Second, requires an employee agreement. “

“Our prediction for the 13 hours is that it has a very limited application. Today an employee can work on 2 employers up to 13 hours, but he must move and not even more remunerated. With the setting we bring, for what the employee is already doing today, he is given the opportunity to get an additional 40% pay and not move. ” The Minister added.

“Do you know what this bill gives, which needs to be “flag” for each employee? To work 4 days a week all year long ”, emphasized.

“The bill does 3 important things: it enhances the employee (4 -day work all year, more women’s pregnancy allowance), facilitates businesses and falls into the new dynamics of the time. “