Implementing a new employment program for unemployed mothers The Minister of Labor and Social Security announced, Ceramic Victoryin an interview he gave to Sky TV.
As Mrs Kerameos noted, “we have a debt as a state to help mothers” and explained that this particular public employment service program (DBA) to be announced within the next period is aimed at mothers of children up to 15 years of age. The minister clarified that the program concerns a total of 10,000 mothers, 5,000 full and 5,000 part -time, with a subsidy of up to 80% of the salary and duration of 12 to 15 months.
Concerning the digital work card, the minister stressed that it is currently protecting 1,850,000 workers, recording real working time as well as protecting healthy competition. “Since November 3, it has been extending to new sectors, throughout the wholesale, across the energy sector, financial services, tourism administrative services. This tool is very important. Already in 2025 we have 1.5 million overtime more than 2024. The number is huge. What the card essentially does is that it brings a comprehensive labor market consolidation, “he added.
Asked about the Labor Inspectorate, Mrs Kerameos replied that the Independent Authority has increased the audits by 8% and this has also led to the imposition of high fines. In fact, he stressed that the Authority has been reinforced both in personnel and through the use of new technologies, especially on health and safety issues, such as drones using drones in technical projects to ensure faithful observance of labor law on health and safety issues.
In addition, the Minister said that the labor bill to be introduced in the next few days includes many provisions in this direction.
“For example, we are talking about accidents at work. Where do they sometimes occur? Imagine great technical projects where you have parallel activities and no one coordinating them. Let’s say you have someone who dyes and next to him who does oxygenation. This can lead to an accident at work and, therefore, one of the forecasts of the bill is the mandatory presence of technical safety and health coordinator, ”explained Kerameos.
Referring to another provision included in the bill to be submitted, he stated that another provision is that for the first time all instructions of security techniques and work doctors are written. “Not to leave it in the oral and whatever is done and to end up in the courts. We want workers to protect. So, now, with the new bill, all instructions will be written in writing to protect everyone and there is no doubt about what the security technician said, what the work doctor said, “the minister said.
At the same time, he said that, with the new bill, recruitments would be easier to do with only one document, which will have all essential working conditions and can be deposited in a digital way, pointing out that there is provision for both mobile and mobile, especially for so -called fast track recruitment. “All this is done to facilitate the labor market,” he commented.
Regarding the issuance of pensions, Mrs Kerameos highlighted the significant reduction in their issuance time, noting that in the main pensions’ we are at the lowest point for many years, at 15,700 issues. When we first went as a government, a main pension came out an average of 500 days. Now, it comes out in less than 50 days, about 42 days is the average at the moment, to issue a main pension. Now, a horizontal massive digitization work of stamps is running, something that has never been done in our country and has already been digitized 62%. We estimate that digitization will be completed by the end of the year, all the information will be incorporated in the first half of 2026. “
Finally, referring to the findings of the polls, he reminded that this is the first time that the ruling party has been in the second term in the second term and precedes a two -way difference, “without it being restricted to us in any way”. He emphasized that the basic anxiety – “and I understand it absolutely – is the issue of accuracy. There is no doubt, it is the biggest problem in the daily life of the citizen. That is why recent initiatives of the government and the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition are aiming for it. How, at the end of the month, every Greek citizen will have more money. How is this done? By two -way movements. First, with increases in salaries and pensions, so we increase income and, on the other hand, with tax cuts, burdens, insurance contributions. More than 80 taxes have been reduced or abolished and insurance contributions have been reduced by 5.5 percentage points. So what are we trying to do? We are trying to increase income, reduce burdens and, therefore, expand what remains in the middle that is the disposable income of citizens, “the Labor Minister underlined.