In a climate of intense parliamentary dialogue, the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Ceramic Victorydefended the bill in the plenary session ‘Fair work for all – Simplifying Legislation – Employee Support – Practice Protection – Pension Arrangements’responding documented to opposition objections and presenting with elements of the actual image of labor marketa labor market that is strengthened, modernized and protects the employee more.
In particular, Victory of Kerameos highlighted the important progress steps that have taken place in the Greek labor marketwondering “When was the job better of the labor market in the country? With 18% unemployment in 2019 or 8% unemployment in 2025? With a minimum wage of 650 € or € 880 and shortly at 950 €? “
At the same time, he presented the figures that prove the significant progress of the last five years, referring to 500,000 new jobs, to increase full -time to 76%, the reduction of insurance contributions by 5.5 percentage points and the enhancement of the digital work card. “A few days ago we set another record in new jobs. The 8 months of 2025 is the best in the country’s history, with 317,000 new jobs ».
On the occasion of the public dialogue for 13 hours, The Minister made it clear that there is no 13 hours and said that “Instead of having to move and go to a second employer, No. 1, and No2, not even get half a euro extra for this job, why? Because it is considered an additional part -time employment, we give him the opportunity to do what he is already doing today, to do so without moving and plus 40% remuneration. Can this do every business day? No is the answer. How much can it be? Up to 37 days a year. That is, by analogy up to 3 days per month. So I’m talking about misleading use of 13 -hour expression that implies that everyone will work 13 hours every business day ».
The minister He filed with the practical collective agreements, stating indicative cases where employees themselves are demanding more hours of employment, Even work 6th and 7th day a week, saying that “After all, are all these workers in my imagination asking for more hours of work? The list is long. I submit another four contracts in the minutes, to study them, to see all these collective contracts in which the workers themselves ask for more hours of work, so you don’t think I imagined them all over all this ».
Referring to the fines of labor inspection, Ms. Kerameos stressed that “Because Mr. Famellos I don’t know from him got his details, he referred to a reduction in fines and controls. Let’s go see them. Year 2019, Labor Inspectorate, 59,000 checks were carried out. Year 2024, 79,000 checks, 20,000 more. Where he found the fewest, to explain it to us. Fines. 2019, 44 million euros. 2024, 49 million euros. Increase in both controls and fines. “
The Minister then presented the three main axes of the bill:
- First pillar – Employees’ strengthening arrangements such as four -day work for the whole year, the extension of the pregnancy and pregnancy allowance, the tax -free, irrelevant, undisputed parental license allowance, as well as the prohibition of reducing remuneration after the application of the digital work card.
- Second axis -Arrangements that facilitate businesses to open other jobs by reducing bureaucracy, simplifying recruitment procedures and creating a digital record of workers through my-workers.
- Third axis – Modernization of institutional framework with stricter sanctions for violations, enhancing labor inspection and integration of international contracts of the International Labor Organization.
In closing, The Minister thanked the Deputy Ministers, the Secretaries -General, the social partners and citizens who participated in the dialogue, noting that “Until tomorrow the observation integration will pass the 60. We are on the corner to incorporate many more comments and parties and actors and citizens.”