Do data protection officers have special protection from dismissal? A recent (non-final) ruling in Spain clarifies the remedies for DPOs who are unfairly dismissed, and Ius Laboris lawyers explain how the position differs in their countries.   Greece:   At the time of writing, no court decisions relevant to Article 38(3) of the GDPR have... Read More

Βy virtue of Decision No. 38866/21.4.2022 of the Ministry of Labour, as of 1 May 2022, the statutory minimum monthly wage and the statutory minimum daily wage were increased and determined, for employees and blue-collar workers employed on a full-time basis, without age distinction, as follows:   For employees, the new gross monthly minimum wage... Read More

7 April is UN World Health Day and one way employers can protect their employees’ health and wellbeing at work is through regular training. We take a look at new training duties for employers in Italy, and the position in other countries.   Greece:   In Greece, employers must provide information and training to workers... Read More

The German Federal Social Court has ruled that an employee who slipped and fell on his way from bed to his home office was protected by statutory accident insurance. Other countries treat home office accidents differently. During the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has become well-established. Until recently, however, it was largely unclear to what... Read More

Workplace #health and #safety training: Read more:  7 April is UN World Health Day and one way employers can protect their employees’ health and wellbeing at #work is through regular training. We take a look at new training duties for employers in #Italy, and the position in other countries. Greece:   In Greece, employers must provide information and training to workers at various... Read More

‘In #Germany and #Greece, the employee has the right to lie and is entitled not to experience negative consequences from doing so’ Read more about it in our survey on #interviewquestions, covering 49 countries: 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home, which was previously very unusual, became common in Greece. New legal provisions now regulate teleworking, including employers’ duties and employees’ rights. Traditionally, teleworking in Greece was regulated in article 5 of law L.3846/2010. However, teleworking as an employment practice was not widely implemented until the outbreak of the... Read More

In the Greek labour reality, the teleworking employment regime was specifically provided for in article 5 of L. 3846/2010. However, teleworking as an employment practice was not widely implemented until the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.   The above-mentioned provision was recently amended by the new Labour Law 4808/2021. In article 67 of L. 4808/2021... Read More