With the positive vote of the ND voted In the majority of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the law on ‘fair work For all: Simplifying the legislation – support to the employee – protection in practice – pension arrangements’ by the Committee of Social Affairs. On the contrary, all opposition parties voted against it demanding his withdrawal.
OR Minister of Labor and Social Security, Niki Kerameos, At the start of the meeting, in its intervention, she informed the Commission that “in recent days, according to ERGANI data, a historical record in our country in our new jobs is being recorded. In particular, in the eight months of 2025, we had 317,000 new jobs. This is the best eight months in the country’s history in the recruitment-retirement balance. “
He also informed the Commission that yesterday was held at the ministry “a very fruitful meeting with the six national partners on the issue of collective agreements and the strengthening of the institutional framework”, saying that “we are in the final round of consultations” and said that “the timeframe, as it should be, Partners and by the end of December to conclude the road map, “as it is committed.
As part of this ongoing consultation, the Minister reiterated the proposal – Invitation to the parties to submit proposals to strengthen the institutional framework of collective bargaining, noting: “I have not yet received any proposal from the parties.” For yesterday’s meeting with the social partners he said that GSEE President Yiannis Panagopoulos, BSE President Spyros Theodoropoulos, GSEVEE President George Kavathas, ESEE President Stavros Kafounis, Stavros Kafiou
Mrs Kerameos had a confrontation with opposition parties over the critical announcements issued by PASOK and a new left to call on the Committee of the Committee of the Independent Labor Inspection Authority, George Tzilivakis, while there is – as he argued.
The Minister clarified that the CoE’s decision still “It has not even been published and has not been indulged in the ministry, what we have is just one of it.” According to her, the decision concerns the law of establishing the Independent Authority, as the Labor Inspectorate and the manner of choosing its commander was not an independent authority. What the summary of the decision says is that “there is legally and evaluates the selection committee of the candidates, that it is legally interviewed that the selection procedures are within the legislative authorization that the 1,000 points for the interview of the total of 3,750 points can be properly provided. And what is pointed out is that there is a need to set even more specific criteria for evaluating the interview, which refer to the Ministerial Decision. ” “Always according to the summary of the decision, the CoE, what the CoE calls for is to amend the ministerial decision at the time and to rating the evaluation criteria for the interview. Because, therefore, there is this summary of the decision, we have provided and bring to this draft law a provision providing for the replenishment of the independent commander, so that there is no vacuum for a day when this decision is served, “he added.
Mrs Kerameos wondered how it would be possible ‘since the CoE decision has not yet been issued And this has not been indulged in the ministry, what exactly is you asking me because of a decision that does not yet exist in terms of the Ministry of Labor, to stop a head of an independent authority? To forbid him from coming to the Greek Parliament? And would this be in favor of institutions and rules of law? “
Parties’ reactions
PASOK-KINAL rapporteur, Pavlos Christidis, opposed the minister that there is no longer any doubt that she was aware of the decision of the CoE that annulled the appointment of the independent authority commander, Mr. George Tzilivakis, and therefore brought to him. “A discount, by the CoE decision, cannot inform the House of how we go to addressing the issues related to the Labor Inspectorate and consequently workers across the country,” he said.
Mr Christidis pointed out that the minister “instead of apologizing for meritocracy, excellence and the way the government is doing selecting interviews by ovemerged, calls for PASOK reason”.
PASOK-KINAL’s rapporteur emphasized “that Mr Tzivilakis’ appointment is an illegal appointment and this man was called by the majority of the ND to come here and talk to us about the results of the Labor Inspectorate and you are doing lessons.”
SYRIZA-PS specialist George Gavrilos said that SYRIZA on the subject of the head of the independent authority of the Labor Inspectorate, his party has asked a question yesterday. “Institutionally and politically, the Governor of the AEEE, from the first moment, acts as a government executive, and what is happening with the AEE is that when it is in the interest of the government, it highlights it as an independent authority and whenever it wants any work that this principle has as its own government success.”
The issue of the “deceitful” Mr. Tsilivakis is institutional and provocative, according to Mr Gavrilos, as it is “a challenge for the Ministry of Labor to bring him to the committee and with his two interventions to act as a government of government policy in support of the bill”. “You are exposed to your institutional assault that you called him to listen to the actors and you cannot shake us on top and finger …”, concluded Mr. Gavrilos addressing Mrs Kerameos.
The KKE Specialist, Christos Katsotis, noted, in high tones, on the issue of the AEEE Governor to the Commission that with what the minister said “he did not respond to the essence of the issue, which is whether we have the decision or the summary”, but what is not the case was “the government.”
Mr Tzilivakis’ appointment, according to the MP, “is invalid and so you also bring Article 57 to the bill to correct the situation and proceed with the operation of the Independent Authority of the Labor Inspectorate. From the beginning, we were opposed to the institutionalization of the AEEE because its purpose was to further solve the hands of the employer and to postpone government responsibilities for the observance of labor law to some supposedly neutral technocrats, which is not the case here.
Regarding yesterday’s meeting of the Minister with the social partners on the framework of the collective agreements, Mr. Katsotis stressed that “we are exactly what we say and point out that it is the problem of the working class, that you have government trade unionism as its interlocutors” and attacked the President of the GSE. Otherwise, because it is backing the government to pass all this anti -labor policy. ” Regarding the balance and recruitment balance and new jobs, he asked the minister to say “how many layoffs were 8 months, how many full full -time recruitment”?
The special market for the New Left, Theano Fotiou, regarding the announcement issued to the AAEE Governor, stressed that “we, as a new left, did our duty to public opinion. We have not mentioned anything to offend Mr Tzilivakis – even though we could – but not against the government and the minister concerning him. But what we point out in our announcement is that they cannot be invited to a hearing of 17 bodies of which non -employers were only four. And this is what the majority of the ND does with the government’s consent. “
On the AEEE, the MP noted that “we have noticed from the outset that it became an independent authority and said that the Labor Inspectorate should be in the Ministry of Labor. We expected that there will be then all that was done with the hypermurgies for the chief of the head. ” “In any case, the minister cannot have the elephant .. in front of her and while he sees him … showing that he does not know the CoE’s decision,” he added.
Regarding Article 57 of the draft law on the replacement of the Governor, Mrs Fotiou argued this “is even more shameful as he stipulates that the Vice -President – who will perform commander duties – is a man who has never been judged”. For the remuneration of the President of the Independent Authority, he stressed that “he was hired by 55,572 euros a year, earnings to the Secretary General of the Ministry, then you increased his earnings at the level of the Supreme Court’s president and he gave a bonus of 45”.
Regarding the dialogue on collective agreements, the New Left MP pointed out that she has brought the issue of the European directive that defines “how you should comply immediately and reach a minimum of 80%, collective agreements”, noting that “we do not have collective agreements”. “Despite whatever you say, we will not have collective agreements as much as the partners is called in discussions as long as OMED is not there,” he said.
Regarding Article 57 of the bill, Mrs Kerameos noted that what he is instituting is how the AAEE Governor will be temporarily replenished in the event of a cessation and what he provides is the oldest of the Authority, whoever he is, until the process is launched and the selection of the new commander. The minister rejected the charges of commander of a “government or aid of the government”, stressing that “it is understandable that some parties have an allergy to the Independent Authorities, but the appointment of the AEEE Governor is passing by the Committee on Institutions”. “With your logic, I am called upon to make a decision of the AEEE Governor, without the CoE’s decision, so it would be clearly illegally illegally a cessation decision,” he added.
The meeting continues with the discussion on the articles of the bill in the Commission.