Working Rights and Conditions in Greece
Working
Rights in
Greece
What is work
Any kind of activity that has a purpose, is paid, legal
and moral
In order to be under the labor law work must be
dependent
To get a job in Greece you need…
Work permit (automatically for asylum seekers or
refugees)
AFM
AMKA
AMA
(
Your first employer can assist you to get it)
WORK AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
FULL TIME
PART TIME
OCCASIONAL
CONTRACTS
OPEN-ENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
FIXED – TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Working hours
40 hours per week
5 or 6 days per week
8 hours of work per day for a full time work
5 hours or less for part time
More hours are considered over time
Work on Sundays, night or overtime is paid more
Public Holidays
New Year's Day (1 January)
Epiphany (6 January)
First Day of Lent
Independence Day (25 March)
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Labour Day (1 May)
White Monday
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary (15 August)
National Holiday (28 October)
Christmas Day (25 December)
Boxing Day (26 December)
Vacations
If you work for a year and your work is 5 days a week you are entitled to
20 days of vacation
.
If you work for a year 6 days per week you are entitled to
24 days
.
Basic Salary
Gross Salary for a person over 25, without
specialization is
586
euro (492 euro net +94 euro
IKA/tax)
Gross Salary for a person under 25 is 511 euro ( 429
euro net + 82 euro IKA/tax)
Pay per day
for a person over 25, without specialization is
26,18
euro (gross salary)
for a person under 25 is
22,83
euro (gross salary)
Social Security
Health and Social Insurance
Contributions from
Ε
mployer and Employee
IKA
Benefits of having a legal contract
Unemployment Allowance
Sickness
Maternity
Industrial Injury
Pensions
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Before Signing
•
We request information concerning the place, time, type of work and
salary
•
We try to clarify every relevant detail
•
We identify
if there is a union protecting the workers
•
We ask to provide us a copy of the contract or at least the main terms
Explore the key aspects of working rights in Greece, including what constitutes work, obtaining a job, types of employment contracts, working hours, public holidays, vacations, basic salary, pay rates, and social security contributions. Gain insights into the labor laws and regulations governing the labor market in Greece.
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Working Rights in Greece
What is work Any kind of activity that has a purpose, is paid, legal and moral In order to be under the labor law work must be dependent
To get a job in Greece you need Work permit (automatically for asylum seekers or refugees) AFM AMKA AMA (Your first employer can assist you to get it)
WORK AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FULL TIME PART TIME OCCASIONAL CONTRACTS OPEN-ENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FIXED TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Working hours 40 hours per week 5 or 6 days per week 8 hours of work per day for a full time work 5 hours or less for part time More hours are considered over time Work on Sundays, night or overtime is paid more
Public Holidays New Year's Day (1 January) Epiphany (6 January) First Day of Lent Independence Day (25 March) Good Friday Easter Monday Labour Day (1 May) White Monday The Assumption of the Virgin Mary (15 August) National Holiday (28 October) Christmas Day (25 December) Boxing Day (26 December)
Vacations If you work for a year and your work is 5 days a week you are entitled to 20 days of vacation. If you work for a year 6 days per week you are entitled to 24 days.
Basic Salary Gross Salary for a person over 25, without specialization is 586 euro (492 euro net +94 euro IKA/tax) Gross Salary for a person under 25 is 511 euro ( 429 euro net + 82 euro IKA/tax)
Pay per day for a person over 25, without specialization is 26,18 euro (gross salary) for a person under 25 is 22,83 euro (gross salary)
Social Security Health and Social Insurance Contributions from mployerand Employee IKA
Benefits of having a legal contract Unemployment Allowance Sickness Maternity Industrial Injury Pensions
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Before Signing We request information concerning the place, time, type of work and salary We try to clarify every relevant detail We identify if there is a union protecting the workers We ask to provide us a copy of the contract or at least the main terms
