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Digital nomad visas: a new way to work

Greece: Third country nationals who are self-employed, freelancers or employees can work remotely using information and communication technologies with employers or customers outside Greece (digital nomads) for a period of up to 12 months. For this purpose, applicants can be granted a national visa if they present the legally required documents in person or by...
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Immigration and Global Mobility Update / September 2022

Every 2 months, experts from around the world put together an Update on immigration & global mobility, setting out recent changes to the law. See our Update of Greece for September 2022, including new rules for 15 countries.    Greece Public interest migration rules  Third-country nationals may be granted a national visa, if there is a justified public interest. This...
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Digital Work Card: How It Works – The Schedule

During the first phase of the implementation of the digital work card system, which will start on 1 July 2022, only companies belonging to the Supermarket sector and employing more than 250 employees in total, as well as all the banks in the country, will be compulsorily included in the system. These companies-employers are obliged,...
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Protection from dismissal for data protection officers

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...
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The new minimum statutory wage in Greece

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...
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Workplace health and safety training

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...
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