The high temperatures that will prevail across the country today, Monday, July 21, led to decision -making decisions to implement emergency measures aimed at protecting workers. This decision was taken As part of a coordinating meeting held at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection under Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis.
The meeting followed Related suggestion by the Scientific Committee Risk assessment. On Monday, July 21, from 12:00 to 17:00, all manual work will be mandatory in the outdoors in the following areas:
Evros (Soufli area),
Serres (Serres area),
Larissa (Larissa area),
Boeotia (Aliartos area),
Halkidiki (Polygyros area),
Imathia (Veria region),
Trikala,
Fthiotida,
Aitoloakarnania, as
Ionian Islands,
Eastern Rhodes and
Corinthia,
Argolis,
Arcadia,
Laconia and
Messinia
The pause of tasks applies and for Delivery employees with bicycles, roller skates or roller coats, regardless of whether they work for natural stores or digital platforms.
However, businesses for takeaway orders are permitted and execution of air -conditioned vehicles. The only areas excluded from the pause are those related to critical infrastructure such as health, transport and common benefit, provided that all necessary protection measures are taken. In cases of breach of measures, the Labor Inspectorate will impose a fine of EUR 2,000 per employee.
What does the circular say about TA extraordinary measures on dealing with thermal stress of private sector workers:
‘Mandatory pause of tasks in outdoor activities
For business workersThey are in areas where according to the latest predictions Elements of the National Meteorological Service (NMS) is expected to prevail particularly high temperatures and levels of discomfort (WBGT) and specifically in the lowlands of the Evros Regional Units (Soufli area), Serres (Serres), Larissa (Larissa area), Voji area Regional Units of Trikala, Fthiotida, Aitoloakarnania, as well as in the Ionian Islands, Eastern Rhodes and the coastal areas of the Corinthia, Argolida, Arcadia, Laconia and Messinia region, which is mandatory at 12.007, at 12.007, at 12.00am. They are executed outdoors, such as work on technical and building projects, construction sites, shipbuilding zones, distribution and transportation of products and objects with a two -wheeled vehicle, skateboarding, traders, etc.
It is noted that in the above cases of compulsory pause of tasks are all employees integrated Regardless of their type of employment, including the digital platforms referred to in article 68 of Law 4808/2021.
In case of applied The measure of cessation of distribution tasks for delivery businesses, This applies to all businesses that carry out delivery, whether they maintain a physical store or a digital platform, however, may maintain an active choice by receiving the user directly from the shop/takeaway as well as Possible to execute order with private and public vehicles In addition to any form of bicycles and mopeds, as defined in the provisions of the Road Traffic Code, if they have air conditioning.
The pause of tasks is not applied in economic activities involving important and social Critical infrastructures in the fields of health, transport and utility (eg health units, water supply, electricity, air transport, handling, maritime, land and rail transport), subject to the reception of other technical and organizational measures. Thermal stress of workers ”(APA: RG1N46NLDG-HO6), including the organization of working time.
In the event of Failure to comply with the obligations of this According to Articles 23 and 24 of Law 3996/2011 (A ‘170), a fine of two thousand (2,000) euros per employee of the business. “