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Catering and retail contribute to worst employment balance on record in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance was negative in January, with 31,977 more departures than hires, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system.
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Labour database shows 8 in 10 workers earn less than 1,200 per month
EconomyThe annual edition of data from Ergani, the Labour Ministry’s database, gives a good snapshot of Greek entrepreneurship and economic activity as well as details about the earning capacity of workers.
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Labour market improves further in 2023, with 43,802 more hirings
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance turned positive in December, with 18,496 more hires than departures, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system.
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Dependency on tourism highlighted by negative hiring balance of 82,463 in Nov
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance stayed negative in November, with 82,463 more departures than hires, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system.
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Hiring balance up to August improves by 43,573 jobs YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance stayed negative in August, with 15,826 more departures than hires, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system.
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Controversial labour law set to usher in radical changes to employment practices
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy is moving ahead with draft legislation set to introduce sweeping changes to employment law. The bill, which introduces controversial concepts such as “zero hours” contracts, has been condemned by most opposition parties and labour unions in the latest dispute over workplace rights
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Tension builds in SYRIZA leadership race as govt moves ahead with wage maturities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe tension surrounding the SYRIZA leadership race is building, but there seems little prospect of either candidate revealing more about their political positions as they are both focussing on what they claim is subterfuge aimed at undermining their candidacies.
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Hiring balance for 7M reaches record despite first negative July reading since 2019
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s employment balance in July turned negative by 8,294 more departures than hires, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system.
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New labour law set to cause friction, as surprise candidate launches SYRIZA leadership bid
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter a summer of challenging developments, New Democracy’s latest labour reform initiative is set to be the first true test of the party’s legislative agenda since its return to power in June.
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Labour bill controversy dents plans for announcements of new measures in Sep
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is hoping for some respite after several busy and tense weeks since it was re-elected, which would afford it the space to prepare the measures that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will announce at the Thessaloniki International Fair in early September.