All the new changes that the new one will bring bill to support the workersannounced today (25.8.2025) by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
The labor bill was put into public consultation until Friday 19 September. The bill consists of 8 axes and aims to modernize the working framework, simplify processes, reduce bureaucracy, support workers through shielding their rights, enhancing their job security, facilitating businesses, and forming a transparent and contemporary environment.
In its formation, a number of improvement in workers, businesses and all national social partners, which even preceded a fruitful round of extensive dialogue, was taken into account during which relevant views and observations were preceded.
In detail the basic pillars
First Axis – Easy and Quick Recruitment:
- Completion of recruitment announcement with a document, instead of four.
- Digital Worker Archive and notifications to Myergani.
- Myergani type application for employers.
- Fast Track Recruits via Mobile to work up to 2 days.
Second Axis – Reduce Bureaucracy:
- Forms such as license book are removed.
- The printed form for documents that are kept electronically is required.
- Politics of prevention of violence, harassment and internal complaints are consolidated.
Digital Work Card:
-Awesome turnout ± 120 ‘
-Recovered preparation time.
Third Axis – Modernization of Labor Provisions:
- Overtime and rotating work, with 40%legal surcharges.
- Expanding the work capacity of up to 13 hours daily which already applies to 2 employers and to the same employer, with faithful observance of all employment and rest.
Fourth Axis – Employee Enhancement:
- Possibility of four -day work all year, e.g. For parents.
- Extension of pregnancy/pregnancy allowance and in cases of employment to more than one employer.
- The parental allowance becomes irrelevant, tax -free and unmistakable.
- Greater freedom in the demand for employee to distribute the annual leave.
- Protection from any decrease in remuneration after digital card – is considered a harmful change.
Fifth Axis – Enhancing Health and Safety at work:
- Occupational and Technical Security Practitioners are now recorded only in writing and electronically, for greater protection.
- Mandatory presence of security coordinators in significant technical projects.
- Provision for providing first aid seminars to employees.
- The recording of professional diseases is upgraded.
- Creation of an integrated “IRIDANOS” system.
Sixth axis – harmonization with international ILO conventions for work:
- The bill raises three major international acts of the International Labor Organization by enhancing the country’s compliance with global standards.
Seventh Axis – Functional Work Inspection Enhancement:
- Sanctions for acts of violence or obstruction of checks are tightened.
- The overnight stays frame for more checks is modernized.
- Services and structures are enhanced.
Eighth Axis – Social Security Provisions:
- The exemption of surcharges from insurance contributions to overwork, overtime, nocturnal and holidays extends to over -intergovernmental, overtime, nightclub and public holidays provided for by collective agreements as well as in surcharges granted by the employer.
- When a pensioner is entitled to an increase in his pension, the additional benefit will not lead to an increase in the ratio of the solidarity levy (EAS).
- The opportunity to vote for pensioners’ organizations is given the opportunity.
The relevant observations to be submitted will be taken into account for the final formation of the text of the draft law, which will then be introduced to Parliament for discussion and voting.
The draft law has been posted on email address https://www.opengov.gr/minlab/?p=6252