The Minister of Labor and Social Security spoke about the “Career Day”, held today and tomorrow in Peristeri, as well as the positive changes in the labor market. Ceramic Victoryon a broadcast by the Mega TV station.
“About 6,500 jobs are offered by 230 businesses, located there. Anyone who is looking for a job or who wants to change work can come to the Peristeri Exhibition Center today and tomorrow, from 10:00 to 18:00 in the afternoon, to talk to employers, with businesses, to exchange thoughts, to declare interest, to submit a job,
Mrs Kerameos also referred to similar events abroad, as part of the “Rebrain Greece”, with the aim of repatriating Greeks who left abroad, mainly during the financial crisis. The next event takes place next Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Stuttgart. “We go with businesses abroad, we went to Amsterdam, London, Düsseldorf and now we go to Stuttgart next Saturday 31st of the month, along with many businesses. Over 30 businesses are coming together to offer jobs, “the Labor Minister said, stressing the tax incentives the government provides for those who decide to return.
Answering a question about the cost of living and housing in Greece, Mrs Kerameos commented that the cost of living in our country is lower than other countries, which, as is the case here, have high housing costs. As the minister said, the salary that will receive in Greece, “the name, may be lower than that of London, but if they take into account a) the lowest cost of living, as Athens has a lower cost of living from London and b) the very important tax incentive that the state gives to our country. Why? Because the tax incentive is so important and the cost of living is lower. Obviously, other countries have a housing issue, ”the Labor Minister said.
Regarding the minimum wage, Mrs Kerameos noted that she has increased by 35%, which ranks us in the average of the European Union. She clarified that the government’s goal is to have a legislated minimum wage, which is in this case at 880 euros, “as a shield. That is, no one in Greece is guaranteed with less than 880 euros. ” “From then on let the representatives of workers and employers agree with better earnings,” she added.
For collective agreements, the Minister of Labor said that it has already been signed in the tourism industry, which provides for a minimum wage for the lowest category of 950 euros, far above the legislated minimum wage. “A similar collective agreement has also been signed for banks. We have opened a dialogue with all national social partners, because we want this effort to be collective, “Mrs Kerameos added, and argued that given the large decrease in unemployment, now at 9%, there are very increased human resources needs.
Asked for the Jobmatch application, which is aimed at employees and employers of tourism and catering, the Labor Minister replied that the candidate employee enters the platform, declares the location and the time he wishes to work, the experience he has, as well as his / her salary. In fact, he clarified that there was the possibility of a video calling on site. “That is, you can find a job through this application in a few minutes,” he said.
Concerning the digital work card, Mrs Kerameos emphasized that she records the real working time and is applied for two reasons. The first reason is to protect the employee that he will be paid for the hours he works and the second reason is to protect healthy competition. “Why does one business do everything, as it should be, paying taxes, pay contributions and not make it all right? This distorts competition. In the first month of implementation of the digital work card in tourism we had an increase in the reported overtime by 637%. What does this mean in practice? It means more money for the employee, healthy competition for businesses and a lot of revenue for the state, “the Labor Minister said.
In closing, Mrs Kerameos recalled that this time applications were being made for the public service stations (DBA), noting that yesterday, the new Haidari Nursery Station was inaugurated. As he said, “it is the model that will be followed for the next kindergartens. Gorgeous spaces, fully equipped, bioclimatic and with games tailored. Really excellent kindergartens, which will be the standard. Already, DBA has 27 nurseries. “