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The key elements of the draft agreement between Greece and lenders
EconomyProgrammethe introduction of a new permanent mobility scheme, rationalisation of specialised wage grids... by June 2017. Moreover, the MTFS 2017-20 will establish ceilings for the wage bill and the level of public employment ensuring a declining trend of the wage will relative to GDP by 2018, also through
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IMF sees much scope for reform progress, particularly on tax in Article IV report
EconomyProgrammecosts mostly impacted specific groups such as wage-earners, while others (self-employed, pensioners... burden allowing more than half of wage earners to exempt from paying personal income tax compared... that if Greece aligns the personal income tax credit relative to the average wage to the eurozone
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Greece and lenders trap themselves over labour reforms
Agoradisagreed on the principle of favourability. One part of the group argued that lower level wage agreements... part argued that that micro wage flexibility is important and the hierarchy of collective bargaining...] allowed for a significant reduction in labor costs, helping to narrow Greece’s wage
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Newsletter 145
data shows that workers went up this year but average wage fell The annual data from the Labour.... The average monthly wage (including full and part-time employment) fell by 3.3 percent to 1,025 euros.... The average monthly wage (including full and part-time employment) fell by 3.3 percent to 1,025 euros
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Athens puts off bond sale, has fiscal concerns to address
EconomyProgrammeslashed in 2012 as part of the coalition’s effort to create a single wage structure in the public sector. The decision called on the government to reverse the 10 percent wage cuts imposed... are indexed to wages - 68 million euros to account for the knock-on effect on wage maturities According
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Newsletter 156 -23/03/2018
in the minimum wage; and bolstering small and medium-sized enterprises and farmers by diverting EU... immediately after the programme has been completed are for the minimum wage to begin rising..., however, stressed that the government should not intervene in the setting of the minimum wage
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Almost 1 in 3 jobs in private sector are part-time, average full-time salary at 936 euros
EconomyMacroeconomywas for just over 16 days and the average wage was 23 euros. The pay gap between men and women is evident in the part-time data when men get an average wage of close to 24 euros, compared to under 23 euros... employment was approximately 21 days and the average wage stood at 43.95 euros.
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Agora. Wage reduction Greece’s lenders had identified a significant competitiveness problem...’ was selected that went after Greek wages forcefully, reducing the minimum wage and other sector wage agreements by close to a quarter. Compensation of employees between the last quarter of 2009
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Reshuffle on backburner as Tsipras draws ideological battle lines
PoliticsGreek Politics-instatement of collective bargaining and an increase to the minimum wage. According to Efimerida ton... of discussion on increasing the minimum wage, which the government is hoping will lead to a monthly increase of 30 to 50 euros to the minimum wage of 586 euros next year. Polarisation Apart from the effort
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Crisis-era productivity in Greece lowest among OECD countries
EconomyFeatures, as Greece’s government prepares to gradually raise the minimum wage, it will be expected to also present to its lenders data which demonstrates that a rise in the minimum wage will not come at the cost... and preserving labor market flexibility - through a prudent minimum wage policy and preserving reforms
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