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  1. IMF reveals its list of priorities for Greek bailout negotiations
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    EconomyProgramme

    minimum wage to 2012 levels, abolish the subminimum wage for youth and firm level bargaining, and other... for reversing the labour market reforms, including the minimum wage which according to the Fund on a GDP per capita basis is at the top end of EU countries while maintaining the subminimum wage given

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  2. OECD sees potential for recovery in Greek economy, stresses benefits from reforms
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    wage to the median wage stands well below the OECD average. However, the think-tank underlines that the minimum wage increases with seniority, which is a unique case among its member countries and results in an overall higher effective minimum wage. Its revision is due in 2016 and the OECD notes

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  3. Greece gears up for second review, faces wide-ranging reform to-do list

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    to complete the first phase of the rationalisation of the specialised wage grids, which will include... wage grid with effect in 2017. In this context, the government has to review the allowances and non-wage benefits of all employees covered by the specialised wage grids, while allowances for dangerous

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  4. Report reveals institutions’ views on labour market reforms

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    to the institutions’ proposal. The minimum wage in Greece was determined after bilateral negotiations between the social partners. The institutions suggest the minimum wage should be determined by the state... wage should be adjusted to contribute to an increase in employment and competitiveness

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  5. Second review to resume in Athens under severe time pressure
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    EconomyProgramme

    is the determination of the minimum wage. Achtsioglou noted that the social partners jointly agreed it should... with the institutions that after the end of the programme the minimum wage will be determined by a legislative..., which support extension of firm-level collective agreements, the minimum wage to be determined

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  6. Three in 10 workers in part-time jobs, earning less than 400 euros
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    Society

    wage went down by 2.4 percent. From around 2.1 million workers whose data was used, 636,424 or 30.9... workers compared to 44.5 percent men. For workers in full-time employment, the daily wage came to 49.6 euros with an average monthly wage of 1,152.19 euros. In total, the average wage for both full

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  7. Still facing pile of bailout tasks, Athens looks ahead to post-MoU actions
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    EconomyProgramme

    ; education and public healthcare reforms; gradual increase in the minimum wage; and bolstering small... completed are for the minimum wage to begin rising and for collective bargaining to return... not intervene in the setting of the minimum wage and that this should be the result of discussions

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  8. SYRIZA targets pensions boost as New Democracy builds on poll lead
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The possible cancellation of next year’s pension cuts and steps to increase the minimum wage... for the measure to be reversed. The minimum wage is also shaping up as another bone of contention between... would like to reduce the minimum wage (Mitsotakis denied this is the case). The government has

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  9. SYRIZA, New Democracy promote competing narratives after MoU exit
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    attractive pledges to voters, saying it backs an increase in the minimum wage and that it has no plans... by the government) were the return of collective bargaining and an increase to the minimum wage. SYRIZA... to the minimum wage. Tsipras and his colleagues have accused Mitsotakis of having a “neoliberal” agenda

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  10. Tax cuts set to lead package of post-MoU pledges by Tsipras
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    raising the minimum wage, abolishing the sub-minimum wage for young workers and the return... from the increase in the minimum wage and the abolition of the sub-minimum wage.

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