Every 2 months, our experts from around the world put together an Update on immigration & global mobility, setting out recent changes to the law. This month, we include updates from 20 countries. Read More:   Greece New national visa and residence permit for digital nomads A new type of national visa has been introduced with... Read More

Professor em. Dr. Konstantinos Kremalis is the national representative for Greece of the European Network of legal experts MoveS  in the field of free movement of workers within EU and coordination of the social security systems under the Regulation (EC) 883/2004. The network is funded by the European Commission.   In the framework of this cooperation, the... Read More

Foreign organisations that decide to hire employees in Spain often choose to do so using an umbrella company or professional employer organisation to speed up the process before setting up local companies. However, this involves serious liability risks. The legal situation differs in other countries. Read More:  Greece:   Can companies engage employees through umbrella companies... Read More

Instead of setting the number of days employees can take as leave each year, in Germany there is a new trend towards offering ‘trust-based leave’ – where the employee decides how much leave to take. But how can this be reconciled with the law on annual leave and what factors should employers take into account... Read More

When employers implement systems involving AI and algorithms, they may have obligations to inform or consult employees. Read More:  Greece:   Obligations? Information Details There is no legislation that specifically regulates this issue. However, based on a combination of articles of the GDPR as well as law 4624/2019, it appears that the employer has the... Read More

How might the climate emergency shape future employment law and practice? We explore some early developments and trends. Read More:  Greece:   No law has been issued so far in Greece regarding climate change or connecting it with labour issues, although the implementation of climate change-related legislation is expected to be introduced in the near... Read More

Following the document no. 2224/13.03.2020 of the Professional Insurance Fund it has been asked whether an active employee of the Greek Post is allowed to request again the registration after he/she exercised the right to statutory withdrawal, due to the completion of 15 years insurance period, namely if the quality of beneficiary creates a legal... Read More

The question was raised whether the IORP II Directive, as incorporated in the Greek legal order with the Law 4680/2020, also applies to the converted Occupational Insurance Funds of article 36 of Law 4052/2012.   To answer this question we must first take into account the legal framework of the Occupational Insurance Funds in question... Read More

The new L. 4808/2021 published in the Government Gazette on 19.06.2021 brings a lot of changes in the individual and collective labour law, regarding leaves, protection of employees, dismissal of employees, teleworking, right to strike etc.   The new Law mainly incorporates the International Conventions No. 187 for occupational health and safety and No. 190... Read More